Impingement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

influencing strongly

a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɪndʒmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɪndʒmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɪndʒmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɪndʒmənt/.

Examples

they resented the impingement of American values on European culture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impaction encroachment impact

Parts of Speech

noun	influencing strongly “they resented the impingement of American values on European culture”
noun	a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something

Word Forms

impinge	verb	impinge or infringe upon
encroach	verb	impinge or infringe upon
impact	verb	have an effect upon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auftreffen

stark beeinflussend

🇫🇷French

conflit

influençant fortement

🇪🇸Spanish

instrucción

influyendo fuertemente

🇮🇹Italian

urto

influenzando fortemente

🇳🇱Dutch

botsing

sterk beïnvloeden

🇵🇹Portuguese

impacto

influenciando fortemente

🇷🇺Russian

столкновение

сильное влияние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चोट

दृढ़ता से प्रभावित कर रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

আঘাত

দৃঢ়ভাবে প্রভাবিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தடை

வலுவாக செல்வாக்கு செலுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ముంచెత్తడం

బలంగా ప్రభావితం చేస్తోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आघात

जोरदार प्रभाव पाडत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટક્કર

ભારપૂર્વક પ્રભાવિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಡೆ

ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಭಾವ ಬೀರುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തൽ

ശക്തമായി സ്വാധീനിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੱਕਾ

ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹکرانا

مضبوطی سے متاثر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

撞击

强烈影响

🇯🇵Japanese

インピンジメント

強く影響を与える

🇰🇷Korean

치는 행위

강하게 영향을 미치다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự va chạm

ảnh hưởng mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

การปะทะ

มีอิทธิพลอย่างมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

tubrukan

mempengaruhi dengan kuat

🇲🇾Malay

perlanggaran

mempengaruhi dengan kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اصطدام

التأثير بقوة

🇮🇷Persian

برخورد

به شدت تاثیر می گذارد

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpma

güçlü bir şekilde etkilemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

פגיעה

משפיע חזק

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