incursion

C2+ Topic:Places & Geography

US /ɪnˈkɜrʒən/ UK /ɪnˈkɜːʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a sudden invasion or raid into another's territory

Border incursions by the rival militia continued for weeks.

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Etymology

From Latin incursio ('a running against, attack'), from incurrere ('to run into, attack'), from in- ('into') + currere ('to run').

incurrere Latin currere Latin *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European

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# incursion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈkɜrʒən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈkɜːʃən/

## Meanings
1. a sudden invasion or raid into another's territory

## Examples
- Border incursions by the rival militia continued for weeks.

## Synonyms
- raid
- invasion
- foray
- inroad
- irruption
- attack

## Antonyms
- retreat
- withdrawal
- excursion

## Related Forms
- incur
- excursion
- cursive
- course
- recur

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: incurrere
- Root: currere
- Root: *ḱers-

## Etymology
From Latin incursio ('a running against, attack'), from incurrere ('to run into, attack'), from in- ('into') + currere ('to run').

## AI Etymology
Incursion comes from Latin incursio ('a running against, attack'), from incurrere ('to run into, attack'), from in- ('into') + currere ('to run'). The etymological trail includes Latin incurrere, Latin currere, and Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-. As a noun, incursion means a sudden invasion or raid into another's territory. The same family is visible in related forms such as incur, excursion, cursive, course, and recur. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Places & Geography
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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