English Explanatory Dictionary

invasion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A military action consisting of a large armed force of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.
  2. The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.
  3. The spread of cancer cells, bacteria and such to the organism.
  4. The breaching of the skin barrier.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈveɪʒən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-invasion.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-invasion.wav

Word forms

invasion invasions

Etymology

From Middle French invasion, from Late Latin invāsiōnem, accusative of invāsiō.

Synonyms

descent

Related words

intervasion invade invader

Derived words

angioinvasion bioinvasion British Invasion chemoinvasion coinvasion counterinvasion cyberinvasion cytoinvasion home invasion invasin invasional invasionary invasionist invasion money invasion of privacy invasion stripes lymphoinvasion microinvasion neuroinvasion pitch invasion postinvasion preinvasion pseudoinvasion reinvasion vasoinvasion
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