About The Word Invasion
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Invasion
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What's The Definition Of Invasion?
[n] the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
[n] (medicine) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures" [n] any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" Synonyms | Synonyms for Invasion: encroachment | intrusion Related Terms | Find terms related to Invasion: adoption | aggression | air attack | air raid | air strike | appropriation | arrogation | assault | assumption | attack | blitzkrieg | boarding | breach | drive | encroachment | entrance | entrenchment | escalade | fire raid | foray | impingement | imposition | incursion | infestation | infiltration | influx | infraction | infringement | injection | inroad | insinuation | interference | interjection | interloping | interposition | interposure | interruption | intervention | intrusion | irruption | lousiness | obtrusion | offense | offensive | onslaught | overrunning | overspreading | overswarming | plague | playing God | raid | ravage | razzia | saturation raid | scaling | seizure | shuttle raid | storming | swarm | swarming | teeming | transgression | trespass | trespassing | unlawful entry | usurpation | violation See Also | entering | entrance | incursion | inroad | penetration | spread | spreading Invasion In Webster's Dictionary \In*va"sion\, n. [L. invasio: cf. F. invasion. See
{Invade}.]
1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the
rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.
2. A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or
domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest
or plunder.
3. The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or
pernicious; as, the invasion of a disease.
Syn: {Invasion}, {Irruption}, {Inroad}.
Usage: Invasion is the generic term, denoting a forcible
entrance into a foreign country. Incursion signifies a
hasty and sudden invasion. Irruption denotes
particularly violent invasion. Inroad is entry by some
unusual way involving trespass and injury.
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