transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnveɪʒ(ə)n ]
( invasions)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If there is an invasion of a country, a foreign army enters it by force.
...seven years after the Roman invasion of Britain...
N-VAR : usu with supp , oft adj N , N of n
2.
If you refer to the arrival of a large number of people or things as an invasion , you are emphasizing that they are unpleasant or difficult to deal with.
...this year’s annual invasion of flies, wasps and ants...
N-VAR : oft N of n
3.
If you describe an action as an invasion , you disapprove of it because it affects someone or something in a way that is not wanted.
Is reading a child’s diary always a gross invasion of privacy?
N-VAR : usu N of n [ disapproval ]