| VERB | motion | irrupt, intrude | enter uninvited |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | irrupt, erupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out | erupt or intensify suddenly | |
| change | irrupt, explode | increase / increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner |
| Meaning | Enter uninvited. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She irrupted into our sitting room" | |
| Synonym | intrude | |
| Narrower | barge in, crash, gate-crash | Enter uninvited |
| bother | intrude or enter uninvited | |
| break in | intrude on uninvited | |
| move in on | make intrusive advances towards | |
| Broader | enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into | To come or go into |
| Nouns | irruption | a sudden violent entrance |
| Meaning | erupt or intensify suddenly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" | |
| Synonyms | erupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out | |
| Broader | intensify, deepen | Become more intense |
| Spanish | encenderse, estallar | |
| Catalan | encendre, esclatar | |
| Nouns | irruption | a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) |
| Meaning | increase / increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The island's rodent population irrupted" | |
| Synonym | explode | |
| Broader | increase | Become bigger or greater in amount |
| Spanish | dispararse | |
| Catalan | disparar-se, pujar | |
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