Encroachment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any entry into an area not previously occupied

entry to another's property without right or permission

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋkɹˈoʊtʃmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌstbɒks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌstbɒks/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛŋkɹˈoʊtʃmənt/.

Examples

an invasion of tourists
an invasion of locusts
they resented the impingement of American values on European culture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trespass invasion violation usurpation intrusion impact impingement

Parts of Speech

noun	any entry into an area not previously occupied “an invasion of tourists”
noun	entry to another's property without right or permission
noun	influencing strongly “they resented the impingement of American values on European culture”

Word Forms

invade	verb	to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
encroach	verb	advance beyond the usual limit
trespass	verb	enter unlawfully on someone's property
violate	verb	violate the sacred character of a place or language
intrude	verb	enter unlawfully on someone's property
impinge	verb	impinge or infringe upon
impact	verb	have an effect upon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eingriff

jegliches Betreten eines Bereichs, der zuvor nicht bewohnt war

🇫🇷French

empiètement

toute entrée dans une zone non occupée auparavant

🇪🇸Spanish

invasión

cualquier entrada a un área no ocupada previamente

🇮🇹Italian

invasione

qualsiasi ingresso in un'area non precedentemente occupata

🇳🇱Dutch

inbreuk

elke toegang tot een gebied dat nog niet eerder bewoond was

🇵🇹Portuguese

invasão

qualquer entrada em uma área não ocupada anteriormente

🇷🇺Russian

посягательство

любой вход на территорию, ранее не занятую

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिक्रमण

किसी ऐसे क्षेत्र में कोई भी प्रवेश जो पहले से कब्ज़ा नहीं किया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

দখল

পূর্বে দখল করা হয়নি এমন এলাকায় কোনো প্রবেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

அத்துமீறல்

முன்பு ஆக்கிரமிக்கப்படாத ஒரு பகுதிக்குள் நுழைவது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆక్రమణ

మునుపు ఆక్రమించని ప్రాంతంలోకి ఏదైనా ప్రవేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

अतिक्रमण

पूर्वी व्यापलेले नसलेल्या क्षेत्रामध्ये कोणतीही प्रवेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

અતિક્રમણ

અગાઉ કબજે કરેલ ન હોય તેવા વિસ્તારમાં કોઈપણ પ્રવેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಣ

ಹಿಂದೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಿಸದ ಪ್ರದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರವೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കയ്യേറ്റം

മുമ്പ് കൈവശപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടില്ലാത്ത ഒരു പ്രദേശത്തേക്കുള്ള ഏതെങ്കിലും പ്രവേശനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਬਜ਼ੇ

ਇੱਕ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਜਿਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تجاوزات

کسی ایسے علاقے میں کوئی داخلہ جس پر پہلے قبضہ نہیں کیا گیا تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侵犯

任何进入先前未被占用的区域的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

侵入

以前に占拠されていないエリアへの侵入

🇰🇷Korean

잠식

이전에 점유되지 않은 지역으로의 진입

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xâm lấn

bất kỳ sự xâm nhập nào vào một khu vực chưa từng bị chiếm đóng trước đây

🇹🇭Thai

การบุกรุก

การเข้าไปในพื้นที่ใด ๆ ที่ไม่เคยถูกครอบครองมาก่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

gangguan

setiap jalan masuk ke suatu daerah yang sebelumnya tidak ditempati

🇵🇭Filipino

panghihimasok

anumang pagpasok sa isang lugar na hindi pa inookupahan

🇲🇾Malay

pencerobohan

sebarang kemasukan ke kawasan yang tidak pernah diduduki sebelum ini

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعدي

أي دخول إلى منطقة لم تكن مأهولة من قبل

🇮🇷Persian

تجاوز

هرگونه ورود به منطقه ای که قبلاً اشغال نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

tecavüz

daha önce işgal edilmemiş bir alana herhangi bir giriş

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַסָגַת גְבוּל

כל כניסה לאזור שלא היה תפוס קודם לכן

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