INVASION


Meaning of INVASION in English

(~s)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

If there is an ~ of a country, a foreign army enters it by force.

...seven years after the Roman ~ 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 ~, you are emphasizing that they are unpleasant or difficult to deal with.

...this year’s annual ~ of flies, wasps and ants...

N-VAR: oft N of n

3.

If you describe an action as an ~, 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 ~ of privacy?

N-VAR: usu N of n disapproval

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