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Meaning of 'invasion' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Invasion [ n.]
- The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.
- A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder.
- The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or pernicious; as, the invasion of a disease.

Meaning of 'invasion' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . invasion [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any entry into an area not previously occupied
Example in sentence:
  • an invasion of locusts;
  • an invasion of tourists
Meaning (2):
- (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
Example in sentence:
  • the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures

Nearby Words:

invade invaded invader invading invaginate invaginated invagination invalescence invaletudinary invalid

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