26984 words

invasion

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
an occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and take control of another country:

Examples:

They were planning to mount an invasion of the north of the country.
2
an occasion when a large number of people or things come to a place in an annoying and unwanted way:

Examples:

the annual invasion of foreign tourists
3
an action or process that affects someone's life in an unpleasant and unwanted way:

Examples:

an invasion of privacy
4
the act of entering a place by force, often in large numbers:

Examples:

the invasion of the Normandy coast on D-day
fig. I certainly regarded the tapping of my phone as an invasion of (my) privacy.

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