inbreak

Meaning

Verb

To break in; break into; make an incursion into; insert into; interrupt.

Noun

A sudden violent inroad or incursion; an irruption; a breaking in.

Synonyms

breakout

incursion

invasion

scree

talus ruoble

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: inbreken

Cognate with German: einbrechen

In summary

From Middle English *inbreken, from Old English inbrecan (“to break into”), equivalent to in- + break. Cognate with Dutch inbreken (“to break in”), German einbrechen (“to break in”).