Invasion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

any entry into an area not previously occupied

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈeɪʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈeɪʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈeɪʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈeɪʒən/.

Examples

an invasion of tourists
an invasion of locusts
the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

encroachment intrusion

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

invade	verb	march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
encroach	verb	advance beyond the usual limit

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

invasión

el acto de invadir; el acto de un ejército que invade para conquistar o saquear

🇮🇹Italian

invasione

l'atto di invadere; l'atto di un esercito che invade per conquista o saccheggio

🇳🇱Dutch

invasie

de daad van binnenvallen; de daad van een leger dat binnenvalt voor verovering of plundering

🇵🇹Portuguese

invasão

o ato de invadir; o ato de um exército que invade para conquista ou pilhagem

🇷🇺Russian

вторжение

акт вторжения; действие армии, вторгающейся с целью завоевания или грабежа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आक्रमण

आक्रमण करने की क्रिया; किसी सेना का कार्य जो विजय या लूट के लिए आक्रमण करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আক্রমণ

আক্রমণের কাজ; একটি সেনাবাহিনীর কাজ যা বিজয় বা লুণ্ঠনের জন্য আক্রমণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

படையெடுப்பு

படையெடுக்கும் செயல்; வெற்றி அல்லது கொள்ளைக்காக படையெடுக்கும் ஒரு இராணுவத்தின் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దండయాత్ర

దండయాత్ర చర్య; ఆక్రమణ లేదా దోపిడీ కోసం దాడి చేసే సైన్యం యొక్క చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

आक्रमण

आक्रमण करण्याची कृती; सैन्याची कृती जी विजय किंवा लुटण्यासाठी आक्रमण करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

આક્રમણ

આક્રમણ કરવાની ક્રિયા; સૈન્યનું કાર્ય જે વિજય અથવા લૂંટ માટે આક્રમણ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕ್ರಮಣ

ಆಕ್ರಮಣದ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ; ವಿಜಯ ಅಥವಾ ಲೂಟಿಗಾಗಿ ಆಕ್ರಮಣ ಮಾಡುವ ಸೈನ್ಯದ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അധിനിവേശം

അധിനിവേശ പ്രവർത്തനം; പിടിച്ചടക്കുന്നതിനോ കൊള്ളയടിക്കുന്നതിനോ വേണ്ടി ആക്രമിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സൈന്യത്തിൻ്റെ പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਮਲਾ

ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ; ਇੱਕ ਫੌਜ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਜੋ ਜਿੱਤ ਜਾਂ ਲੁੱਟ ਲਈ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

حملہ

حملہ کرنے کا عمل؛ ایک فوج کا عمل جو فتح یا لوٹ مار کے لیے حملہ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

入侵

入侵行为；军队为征服或掠夺而入侵的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

侵入

侵入する行為。征服または略奪のために侵入する軍隊の行為

🇰🇷Korean

침입

침입행위; 정복이나 약탈을 위해 침략하는 군대의 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuộc xâm lược

hành động xâm lược; hành động của một đội quân xâm chiếm để chinh phục hoặc cướp bóc

🇹🇭Thai

การบุกรุก

การบุกรุก; การกระทำของกองทัพที่บุกเข้ามาเพื่อพิชิตหรือปล้นสะดม

🇮🇩Indonesian

invasi

tindakan menyerang; tindakan tentara yang menyerang untuk penaklukan atau penjarahan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsalakay

ang pagkilos ng pagsalakay; ang gawa ng isang hukbo na sumalakay para sa pananakop o pandarambong

🇲🇾Malay

pencerobohan

perbuatan menceroboh; perbuatan tentera yang menyerang untuk penaklukan atau rampasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غزو

فعل الغزو؛ فعل الجيش الذي يغزو للغزو أو النهب

🇮🇷Persian

تهاجم

عمل تهاجم؛ عمل ارتشی که برای فتح یا غارت حمله می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

istila

istila etme eylemi; fetih veya yağma için istila eden bir ordunun eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּלִישָׁה

פעולת הפלישה; מעשה של צבא שפולש לשם כיבוש או ביזה

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The primary meaning of 'invasion' is 'the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder'.

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Using 'invasion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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