INVASION


Meaning of INVASION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ full-scale

▪ military

Latest reports are of a full-scale military ~.

▪ amphibious , ground , land

▪ imminent , impending , planned

Forces were massing on the border for an imminent ~.

▪ unilateral , unprovoked

We cannot accept the unprovoked ~ of a sovereign nation.

▪ home ( AmE )

Robberies and home ~s are grim facts of daily life.

VERB + INVASION

▪ carry out , launch , mount

▪ repel , repulse

▪ counter , oppose , resist

▪ justify , support

INVASION + NOUN

▪ fleet , force

PHRASES

▪ an ~ of privacy

Having those photographers in the house was a terrible ~ of privacy.

▪ fear of ~ , a threat of ~

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