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n
noun
1.
an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.
2.
the entrance or advent of anything troublesome or harmful, as disease.
3.
entrance as if to take possession or overrun: the annual invasion of the resort by tourists.
4.
infringement by intrusion.
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Invasion
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Example Sentences
- Not only will this not work, but it is an invasion of privacy.
- Experts blame the invasion on warming seas and overfishing of.
- But critics charge the system is an invasion of privacy.
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Word Origin & History
invasion
1439, from M.Fr. invasion (12c.), from L.L. invasionem (nom. invasio) "an attack, invasion," from L. invasus, pp. of invadere "go into, fall upon, attack, invade," from in- "in" + vadere "go, walk" (see vamoose). Invade is 1491, from invadere.
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