The difference between Irruption and Raid
When used as nouns, irruption means the action of irrupting or breaking into, whereas raid means a quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
Raid is also verb with the meaning: to engage in a raid.
check bellow for the other definitions of Irruption and Raid
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Irruption as a noun:
The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion.
Examples:
"The Trojan irruption into the Greek camp is related in Book XV of the Iliad."
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Irruption as a noun (ecology):
An abrupt increase of an animal population.
Examples:
"Extreme rainfall events predict irruptions of rat plagues in central Australia."
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Irruption as a noun (by extension):
An abrupt increase in the size of a movement or organization.
Examples:
"How can we explain this irruption of young people self-identifying as socialists?"
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Raid as a noun (military):
A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
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Raid as a noun:
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering
Examples:
"a police raid of a narcotics factory"
"a raid of contractors on the public treasury"
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Raid as a noun (sports):
An attacking movement.
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Raid as a noun (Internet):
An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.
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Raid as a noun (online gaming):
A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
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Raid as a verb:
To engage in a raid.
Examples:
"The police raided the gambling den."
"The soldiers raided the village and burned it down."
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Raid as a verb:
To lure from another; to entice away from
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Raid as a verb (archaic):
To indulge oneself by taking from