Meanings
nouneruption (countable and uncountable, plural eruptions)
plural eruptions
- countableuncountableA sudden release of pressure or tension.
There was an eruption of joy at the final whistle.
- countableuncountableAn utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.
Ultimately, Greenfield may remind us of no one so much as Boston's own, Sylvia Sidney — "herself" in the amusement business! From whom else does one expect so leveling a sequence of eruptions: "i mean yah gotta win a little money/ i mean we're all whores turning a trick"?
1976 December 18, Rudy Kikel, “The Doomsday Book by the Jewish Comedian”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 15
Synonyms & antonyms
Narrower
bozo eruptioncreeping eruptioneffusive eruptionexplosive eruptionfissure eruptionflank eruptionHawaiian eruptionlateral eruptionlimnic eruptionPeléan eruptionphreatic eruptionPlinian eruptionsteam-blast eruptionStrombolian eruptionsubaerial eruptionsubglacial eruptionsubmarine eruptionsubplinian eruptionsupereruptionSurtseyan eruptionultraplinian eruptionultravulcanian eruptionVesuvian eruptionVulcanian eruption
nounthe sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
Similar
volcanic eruption
Broader
noun(of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
Similar
Broader
nouna sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latineruptio
- Middle Frenchéruption
- Englisheruption
From Middle French éruption, from Latin eruptio.
More words from Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀναχοή
- ἀναχοή (anakhoḗ)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Bulgarian изригване, изблик
- изригване (izrigvane)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- изблик (izblik)sudden release of pressure or tension
- обрив (obriv)infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing
Catalan erupció, erupció
- erupcióviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- erupcióinfection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing
Chinese Mandarin 噴發 /喷发, 爆發 /爆发
- 噴發 /喷发 (pēnfā)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- 爆發 /爆发 (bàofā)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- 噴出 /喷出 (pēnchū)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Dutch uitbarsting, uitbarsting
- uitbarstingviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- uitbarstingsudden release of pressure or tension
- huiduitslaginfection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing
Esperanto erupcio
- erupcioviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Finnish purkaus, purkaus
- purkausviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- purkaussudden release of pressure or tension
- tulehdusinfection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing
French éruption
- éruptionviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
German Eruption, Ausbruch
- Eruptionviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- Ausbruchviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- Vulkanausbruchviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- Ausbruchsudden release of pressure or tension
Greek έκρηξη
- έκρηξη (ékrixi)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Hindi भभका
- भभका (bhabhkā)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Hungarian kitörés
- kitörésviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Icelandic gos
- gosviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Indonesian erupsi, erupsi
- erupsiviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- erupsiinfection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing
Irish brúchtadh
- brúchtadhviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Italian eruzione
- eruzioneviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Japanese 噴火, 噴出
- 噴火 (funka)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- 噴出 (funshutsu)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Korean 분화, 분출
- 분화 (bunhwa)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- 분출 (bunchul)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Latin eruptio
- eruptioviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Malay letusan
- letusanviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Māori hūnga
- hūngaviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Persian فوران
- فوران (favarân)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Polish erupcja, erupcja
- erupcjaviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- erupcjasudden release of pressure or tension
Portuguese erupção
- erupçãoviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Romanian erupere, erupție
- erupereviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- erupțieviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- erupțieinfection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing
Russian изверже́ние, взрыв
- изверже́ние (izveržénije)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- взрыв (vzryv)sudden release of pressure or tension
- сыпь (sypʹ)infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing
Scottish Gaelic maoim
- maoimviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Spanish erupción
- erupciónviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Swedish utbrott, vulkanutbrott
- utbrottviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- vulkanutbrottviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- eruptionviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Turkish patlama
- patlamaviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Ukrainian ви́верження, ви́бух
- ви́верження (výveržennja)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
- ви́бух (výbux)violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Welsh echdoriad
- echdoriadviolent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with eruption
corruptiondisruptioninterruptionanticorruptionruptionabruptionincorruptionirruptionbozo eruptionchronodisruptioncountercorruptioncreeping eruptiondiruptioninfodisruptionmicrophotodisruptionovereruptionphotodisruptionplacental abruptionposteruptionproruptionsupereruptionuncorruptionundereruptionuninterruption
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
eruption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eruption
MLA
“eruption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eruption. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eruption,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eruption.
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