invasion

[US]/ɪnˈveɪʒn/
[UK]/ɪnˈveɪʒn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. encroachment, incursion, assault

Phrases & Collocations

military invasion

foreign invasion

invasion of privacy

territorial invasion

water invasion

invasion depth

Example Sentences

the invasion of an enemy

an invasion of disease

the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war.

a full-scale invasion of the mainland.

the invasion took Europe to the brink of war.

invasion(s) of sb.'s privacy

the massive Allied invasion of Normandy

science fiction about an invasion of aliens.

defending the island against invasion;

the Allied invasion of southern Italy.

there was a brief pitch invasion when Sunderland scored.

The invasion of tourists brought life to the summer resort.

If the invasion is unresisted, the state of invasion lasts only until the invader has taken firm control of the area with the intention of holding it.

random drug testing of employees is an unwarranted invasion of privacy.

the British government issued an ultimatum to Hitler to cease invasion of Poland.

The army mounted the invasion under cover of darkness.

The metallogenic material was from deep alkalic basaltic magma, and the pulsatory invasion was the necessary metallogenic condition of the ore deposit.

Accordingly, Britain and France started to co-ordinate plans for a military invasion of Egypt and a reoccupation of the canal zone.

Conclusion Clinical stage, Lymphangial vascular invasion, histological grade, myometrium invasion are the main clinical pathology related with lymph node metastases from cervical cancer.

Real-world Examples

We need to begin planning the invasion.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

Fighting this invasion is not without challenges.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

The second President Bush ordered the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

Presumably the tourist invasion hasn't helped.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

World leaders have spoken out against Russia's invasion.

Source: Learning to think

It's the 70 anniversary of the largest seaborne invasion in world history.

Source: CNN Listening Collection June 2014

This pissed off the Danish king, who launched an invasion.

Source: Interesting History

He also called the caravan an invasion of the U.S.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation November 2018

He said he had no regrets about launching the invasion.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2022

Which, personally, I think is an invasion of her privacy.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

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