reinvasion

C2 Topic:War & Conflict
US /ˌriːɪnˈveɪʒən/ UK /ˌriːɪnˈveɪʒən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a renewed or subsequent invasion

    The sudden reinvasion of fog plunged the street back into darkness.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a renewed or subsequent... renewed invasionreturning incursion
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms reinvade
Related forms invasionincursion

Etymology

From re-, 'again,' + invasion. It names the return of an invading force or, figuratively, the renewed spread of something that had temporarily withdrawn.

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