invasion
pronunciation
How to pronounce invasion in British English:
UK [ɪnˈveɪʒn]
How to pronounce invasion in American English:
US [ɪnˈveɪʒn]
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- Noun:
- the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
- any entry into an area not previously occupied
- (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
Word Origin
- invasion (n.)
- mid-15c., from Old French invasion "invasion, attack, assaut" (12c.), from Late Latin invasionem (nominative invasio) "an attack, invasion," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin invadere "go into, fall upon, attack, invade," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + vadere "go, walk" (see vamoose).
Example
- 1. The best defense against a home invasion is careful planning .
- 2. Western diplomacy had failed : war and invasion followed .
- 3. The government should not directly regulate the press-that would be an invasion of free speech .
- 4. Nearly half a century after china 's invasion , it remains largely undefined and bitterly contested .
- 5. And china was a net oil exporter during the 1990-91 gulf war following the invasion of kuwait by iraq .