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invasion
[in-vey-zhuhn]
noun
an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.
the entrance or advent of anything troublesome or harmful, as disease.
entrance as if to take possession or overrun.
the annual invasion of the resort by tourists.
infringement by intrusion.
invasion
/ ɪˈɪə /
noun
the act of invading with armed forces
any encroachment or intrusion
an invasion of rats
the onset or advent of something harmful, esp of a disease
pathol the spread of cancer from its point of origin into surrounding tissues
the movement of plants to a new area or to an area to which they are not native
Other Word Forms
- preinvasion adjective
- reinvasion noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Following Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, oil prices spiked to nearly $130 a barrel, contributing to higher prices for UK shoppers on everything from transport to food.
“The president keeps talking about a foreign invasion,” Flores told me Thursday.
"Traveling globally, one notices the same suite of species in many cities ... biological invasions creating a kind of global Cuisinart where the urban biota becomes homogeneous."
Russia has captured many thousands of civilians during its full scale invasion of Ukraine and is effectively holding them hostage in Russian prisons.
Padilla said he got fed up listening to her remarks about criminals and invasions and tried to ask a question, while moving forward past the wall of television cameras.
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