invasion

Nouns

  • (n) the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
  • (n) any entry into an area not previously occupied
    • an invasion of tourists
    • an invasion of locusts
    encroachment, intrusion,
  • (n) (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
    • the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures

Synonyms

encroachment intrusion

Words of close approximity

invasive
invasion of Iwo invasion of privacy