noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪnˈveɪʒən/
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rhymes with -eɪʒən
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A military action consisting of a large armed force of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
an invasion of mobile phones
an invasion of bees
an invasion of foreign tourists
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: descent
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The spread of cancer cells, bacteria and such to the organism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The breaching of the skin barrier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: penetration, incursion
Narrower terms: inroad
6
noun
Meaning 6
(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spread, spreading
7
noun
Meaning 7
any entry into an area not previously occupied
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an invasion of tourists
an invasion of locusts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: encroachment, intrusion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: entrance, entering
History
Etymology
From Middle French invasion, from Late Latin invāsiōnem, accusative of invāsiō.
Across languages
Translations
153 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
invasie
— military action
Albanian:
pushtim
— military action
Arabic:
غَزْو
(ḡazw)
— military action
Arabic:
إِغَارَة
(ʔiḡāra)
— military action
Arabic:
اِنْتِهَاك
(intihāk)
— military action
Arabic:
تَجَاوُز
(tajāwuz)
— military action
Arabic:
تَهَاجُم
(tahājum)
— military action
Armenian:
ներխուժում
(nerxužum)
— military action
Armenian:
արշավանք
(aršavankʻ)
— military action
Asturian:
invasión
— military action
Azerbaijani:
işğal
— military action
Azerbaijani:
təcavüz
— military action
Azerbaijani:
müdaxilə
— military action
Basque:
inbasio
— military action
Belarusian:
уварва́нне
(uvarvánnje)
— military action
Belarusian:
інва́зія
(invázija)
— military action
Bengali:
আক্রমণ
(akromon)
— military action
Bulgarian:
инва́зия
(invázija)
— military action
Bulgarian:
наше́ствие
(našéstvie)
— military action
Bulgarian:
агре́сия
(agrésija)
— military action
Burmese:
ဝင်ရောက်စွက်ဖက်မှု
(wang-raukcwakhpakhmu.)
— military action
Burmese:
ကျူးကျော်
(kyu:kyau)
— military action
Carpathian Rusyn:
інва́зія
(invázija)
— military action
Catalan:
invasió
— military action
Chinese Cantonese:
侵占
(cam1 zim3)
— military action
Chinese Cantonese:
佔領 /占领
(zim3 ling5)
— military action
Chinese Cantonese:
侵略
(cam1 loek6)
— military action
Chinese Cantonese:
入侵
(jap6 cam1)
— military action
Chinese Cantonese:
侵入
(cam1 jap6)
— military action
Chinese Mandarin:
侵占
(qīnzhàn)
— military action
Chinese Mandarin:
佔領 /占领
(zhànlǐng)
— military action
Chinese Mandarin:
侵略
(qīnlüè)
— military action
Chinese Mandarin:
入侵
(rùqīn)
— military action
Chinese Mandarin:
侵入
(qīnrù)
— military action
Czech:
invaze
— military action
Czech:
vpád
— military action
Danish:
invasion
— military action
Dutch:
invasie
— military action
Dutch:
inval
— military action
Esperanto:
invado
— military action
Estonian:
sissetungi
— military action
Estonian:
invasioon
— military action
Faroese:
hertøka
— military action
Finnish:
invaasio
— military action
Finnish:
maahantunkeutuminen
— military action
French:
invasion
— military action
Galician:
invasión
— military action
Georgian:
შემოსევა
(šemoseva)
— military action
Georgian:
შემოჭრა
(šemoč̣ra)
— military action
German:
Invasion
— military action
German:
Überfall
— military action
German:
Einfall
— military action
German:
Einmarsch
— military action
Greek:
εισβολή
(eisvolí)
— military action
Ancient Greek:
εἰσβολή
(eisbolḗ)
— military action
Hebrew:
פְּלִישָׁה
(plishá)
— military action
Hindi:
आक्रमण
(ākramaṇ)
— military action
Hindi:
हमला
(hamlā)
— military action
Hindi:
मुदाख़लत
(mudāxalat)
— military action
Hungarian:
invázió
— military action
Icelandic:
innrás
— military action
Indonesian:
invasi
— military action
Indonesian:
serbuan
— military action
Indonesian:
serangan
— military action
Italian:
invasione
— military action
Italian:
calata
— military action
Japanese:
侵略
(shinryaku)
— military action
Japanese:
侵攻
(shinkō)
— military action
Japanese:
侵入
(shinnyū)
— military action
Kazakh:
басып кіру
(basyp kıru)
— military action
Khmer:
ការលុកលុយ
(kaa luk luy)
— military action
Khmer:
អធិក្រម
(ʼaʼthikrɑm)
— military action
Korean:
침입
(chimip)
— military action
Korean:
침공
(chimgong)
— military action
Korean:
침략
(chimnyak)
— military action
Central Kurdish:
داگیرکردن
(dagîrkirdin)
— military action
Northern Kurdish:
tecawiz
— military action
Northern Kurdish:
destdirêjî
— military action
Kyrgyz:
басып кирүү
(basıp kirüü)
— military action
Lao:
ການບຸກລຸກ
(kān buk luk)
— military action
Lao:
ການຮົກຮານ
(kān hok hān)
— military action
Lao:
ການຮຸກຮານ
(kān huk hān)
— military action
Latin:
incursiō
— military action
Latin:
invasiō
— military action
Latvian:
invāzija
— military action
Lithuanian:
invazija
— military action
Lithuanian:
įsiveržimas
— military action
Luxembourgish:
Amarsch
— military action
Luxembourgish:
Invasioun
— military action
Macedonian:
инвазија
(invazija)
— military action
Macedonian:
упад
(upad)
— military action
Macedonian:
наезда
(naezda)
— military action
Malay:
invasi
— military action
Malayalam:
അധിനിവേശം
(adhinivēśaṁ)
— military action
Maltese:
invażjoni
— military action
Māori:
whakaekenga
— military action
Mongolian:
халдлага
(xaldlaga)
— military action
Mongolian:
довтолгоон
(dovtolgoon)
— military action
Mongolian:
түрэмгийлэл
(türemgiilel)
— military action
Nepali:
आक्रमण
(ākramaṇ)
— military action
Norwegian Bokmål:
invasjon
— military action
Norwegian Nynorsk:
invasjon
— military action
Occitan:
invasion
— military action
Old English:
infaru
— military action
Oromo:
weerara
— military action
Pashto:
تجاوز
(tajāwoz)
— military action
Pashto:
تهاجم
(tahājom)
— military action
Iranian Persian:
تَهاجُم
(tahâjom)
— military action
Iranian Persian:
تَجاوُز
(tajâvoz)
— military action
Iranian Persian:
مُداخِلِه
(modâxele)
— military action
Polish:
inwazja
— military action
Polish:
najazd
— military action
Portuguese:
invasão
— military action
Punjabi:
ਹਮਲਾ
(hamlā)
— military action
Romanian:
invazie
— military action
Russian:
вторже́ние
(vtoržénije)
— military action
Russian:
наше́ствие
(našéstvije)
— military action
Serbo-Croatian:
ѝнва̄зија
— military action
Serbo-Croatian:
ìnvāzija
— military action
Sinhalese:
ආක්රමණය කිරීමයි
(ākramaṇaya kirīmayi)
— military action
Sinhalese:
ආක්රමණය
(ākramaṇaya)
— military action
Slovak:
invázia
— military action
Slovak:
vpád
— military action
Slovene:
invazija
— military action
Spanish:
invasión
— military action
Swedish:
invasion
— military action
Tajik:
таҳоҷум
(tahojum)
— military action
Tajik:
таҷовуз
(tajovuz)
— military action
Tajik:
мудохила
(mudoxila)
— military action
Tamil:
படையெடுப்பு
(paṭaiyeṭuppu)
— military action
Tatar:
һөҗүм
(höcüm)
— military action
Tatar:
басып керү
(basıp kerü)
— military action
Tatar:
бәреп керү
(bärep kerü)
— military action
Telugu:
ఆక్రమణ
(ākramaṇa)
— military action
Thai:
การบุกรุก
(gaan-bùk-rúk)
— military action
Thai:
การรุกราน
(gaan-rúk-raan)
— military action
Tibetan:
བཙན་འཛུལ
(btsan 'dzul)
— military action
Turkish:
saldırı
— military action
Turkish:
işgal
— military action
Turkish:
tecâvüz
— military action
Turkish:
müdahale
— military action
Turkmen:
basgyn
— military action
Turkmen:
çozuş
— military action
Ukrainian:
вто́ргнення
(vtórhnennja)
— military action