invasion

B1 Topic:War & Conflict

US /ɪnˈveɪʒən/ See IPA manual

Freq #5154

Meanings

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

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

noun
An unwanted interference with someone's privacy.

Reading her diary was a serious invasion of her privacy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the arrival of people or... intrusion

Word family

Forms invasions

Derived forms angioinvasionbioinvasionchemoinvasioncoinvasioncounterinvasioncyberinvasioncytoinvasioninvasininvasionalinvasionaryinvasionistlymphoinvasion

Related forms intervasioninvade invader

Etymology

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

*weh₂dʰ- Proto-Indo-European invasion Middle French invāsiōnem la-lat

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Topics

War & Conflict

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# invasion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈveɪʒən/
**Frequency rank:** 5154

## Meanings
1. The act of entering a country or area with an army to take control of it.
2. The arrival of people or things in large numbers where they are not wanted.
3. An unwanted interference with someone's privacy.

## Examples
- The invasion began with planes bombing the capital city.
- Every summer the town faces an invasion of noisy tourists.
- Reading her diary was a serious invasion of her privacy.

## Derived Forms
- angioinvasion
- bioinvasion
- chemoinvasion
- coinvasion
- counterinvasion
- cyberinvasion
- cytoinvasion
- invasin
- invasional
- invasionary
- invasionist
- lymphoinvasion

## Related Forms
- intervasion
- invade
- invader

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weh₂dʰ-
- Root: invasion
- Root: invāsiōnem

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

## AI Etymology
Invasion comes from Middle French invasion, from Late Latin invāsiōnem, accusative of invāsiō. The historical line also includes *weh₂dʰ-.

## Topics
- War & Conflict

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