Intrusion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any entry into an area not previously occupied

entrance by force or without permission or welcome

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntɹˈuːʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntɹˈuːʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntɹˈuːʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪntɹˈuːʒən/.

Examples

an invasion of tourists
an invasion of locusts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trespass invasion violation usurpation encroachment

Parts of Speech

noun	any entry into an area not previously occupied “an invasion of tourists”
noun	entrance by force or without permission or welcome
noun	the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation
noun	rock produced by an intrusive process
noun	entry to another's property without right or permission

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

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

intrusión

cualquier entrada a un área no ocupada previamente

🇮🇹Italian

intrusione

qualsiasi ingresso in un'area non precedentemente occupata

🇳🇱Dutch

inbraak

elke toegang tot een gebied dat nog niet eerder bewoond was

🇵🇹Portuguese

intrusão

qualquer entrada em uma área não ocupada anteriormente

🇷🇺Russian

вторжение

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

অনুপ্রবেশ

পূর্বে দখল করা হয়নি এমন এলাকায় কোনো প্রবেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊடுருவல்

முன்பு ஆக்கிரமிக்கப்படாத ஒரு பகுதிக்குள் நுழைவது

🇮🇳Telugu

చొరబాటు

మునుపు ఆక్రమించని ప్రాంతంలోకి ఏదైనా ప్రవేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

घुसखोरी

पूर्वी व्यापलेले नसलेल्या क्षेत्रामध्ये कोणतीही प्रवेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘૂસણખોરી

અગાઉ કબજે કરેલ ન હોય તેવા વિસ્તારમાં કોઈપણ પ્રવેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳನುಗ್ಗುವಿಕೆ

ಹಿಂದೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಿಸದ ಪ್ರದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರವೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നുഴഞ്ഞുകയറ്റം

മുമ്പ് കൈവശപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടില്ലാത്ത ഒരു പ്രദേശത്തേക്കുള്ള ഏതെങ്കിലും പ്രവേശനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁਸਪੈਠ

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

🇵🇰Urdu

دخل اندازی

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

入侵

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

강요

이전에 점유되지 않은 지역으로의 진입

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xâm nhập

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

🇹🇭Thai

การบุกรุก

การเข้าไปในพื้นที่ใด ๆ ที่ไม่เคยถูกครอบครองมาก่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

intrusi

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

اقتحام

أي دخول إلى منطقة لم تكن مأهولة من قبل

🇮🇷Persian

نفوذ

هرگونه ورود به منطقه ای که قبلاً اشغال نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

izinsiz giriş

daha önce işgal edilmemiş bir alana herhangi bir giriş

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתעָרְבוּת

כל כניסה לאזור שלא היה תפוס קודם לכן

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The primary meaning of 'intrusion' is 'any entry into an area not previously occupied'.

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