Invasion - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- any entry into an area not previously occupied (syn: encroachment, intrusion)
an invasion of locusts
Extra examples
The enemy launched an invasion.
The people live under a constant threat of invasion.
The town is gearing up for the annual tourist invasion.
...established a bridgehead on the beach before beginning the land invasion...
...the city was in ferment as its residents nervously awaited the airborne invasion that was sure to come...
...although the military invasion had been a breeze, the nation soon found itself caught in a rattrap with no clear escape route...
Their superior forces repelled the invasion.
...don't be such a scatterbrain—it's only a wedding, not the invasion of Normandy...
The world is showing concern over the invasion.
After the invasion, people were forbidden to fly their national flag.
The invasion left a legacy of hatred and fear.
The authorities should have been alert to the possibility of invasion.
The President condemned the invasion as an act of naked aggression.
As the invasion seemed likely the president called on his allies for help.
English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion
Word forms
singular: invasion
plural: invasions
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