invasion
/ɪnˈveɪʒən/noun3 syllables
Invasion means: any entry into an area not previously occupied.
Synonyms for invasion3
noun, as in any entry into an area not previously occupied
What does invasion mean?3
noun
1
any entry into an area not previously occupied“an invasion of tourists”
2
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
3
(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body“the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with invasion?7
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Invasion in a sentence
- After a border incident involving gluten trafficking, the dictator ordered a full scale invasion.Eccles17
- It's a fort built to defend the town from invasion.CM
- The invasion of other countries is a shameful action.unknown
- The military have initiated an invasion of the ghetto to retrieve the weapon.Amastan
- Damiano was trying to fight against the alien invasion.Amastan
- One resists the invasion of armies; one does not resist the invasion of ideas.gleki
- Your duty is to save your country from a foreign invasion.Amastan
- One withstands the invasion of armies; one does not withstand the invasion of ideas.Adelpa
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Forms of invasion
as a noun
- plural
- invasions