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   invasion

   /ɪnˈveɪʒn/

   noun

   • 1. an instance of invading a country or region with an armed force: "Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812" Similar occupationconqueringcaptureseizureannexationannexingtakeoverappropriationexpropriationarrogationoverrunningoverwhelmingstormingattackincursionoffensiveassailingassaultonslaughtforaysortieraidOpposite withdrawal
   • ▪ an incursion by a large number of people or things into a place or sphere of activity: "there was a brief pitch invasion when Sunderland scored" Similar influxinundationinrushrushfloodtorrentdelugestreamavalanche
   • ▪ an unwelcome intrusion into another's domain: "random drug testing of employees is an unwarranted invasion of privacy" Similar violationinfringementinterruptiondisturbancedisruptionbreachinfractionintrusion intoencroachment ontrespass onobtrusion intointerference with

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin invasio(n-), from the verb invadere (see invade).

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