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Definition of irrupt verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

irrupt

verb

NAmE//ɪˈrʌpt//

[intransitive] + adv./prep. (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they irrupt

he / she / it irrupts

past simple irrupted

-ing form irrupting

to enter or appear somewhere suddenly and with a lot of force Violence once again irrupted into their peaceful lives.

irruption

NAmE//ɪˈrʌpʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable]See irrupt in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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