invasion

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of entering a country or area with an army to take control of it.

   The invasion began with planes bombing the capital city.

2. 2
   noun

   The arrival of people or things in large numbers where they are not wanted.

   Every summer the town faces an invasion of noisy tourists.

3. 3
   noun

   An unwanted interference with someone's privacy.

   Reading her diary was a serious invasion of her privacy.

From Middle French invasion, from Late Latin invāsiōnem, accusative of invāsiō.

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