encroachment
pronunciation
How to pronounce encroachment in British English:
UK [ɪn'krəʊtʃmənt]
How to pronounce encroachment in American English:
US [ɪnˈkrotʃmənt]
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- Noun:
- any entry into an area not previously occupied
- entry to another's property without right or permission
- influencing strongly
Word Origin
- encroachment (n.)
- mid-15c., "obtruding structure," from encroach + -ment, or an equivalent Old French compound.
Example
- 1. The best way to limit human encroachment on nature is through hyper-efficient land use .
- 2. They are spooked by hamas 's electoral success and the possibility of islamist encroachment much closer to home .
- 3. Such companies benefit from protection against foreign encroachment , research-and-development subsidies , and subsidised purchases from state customers .
- 4. They rejected what they viewed as the encroachment of western cultural imports like alcohol and scantily-clad women into local communities .
- 5. The survival of the country 's famous wildlife is threatened by trophy hunting , climate change and human encroachment .