Invasion
noun
An act of entering a place or area owned by others, especially in a big number and with force.
The army is planning an invasion at dawn.
Often appears as...
- alien invasion
- military invasion
noun
A situation in which a lot of people or things come to a place in an annoying and unwanted way.
The invasion of tourists in summer is a problem for the local community.
Often appears as...
- invasion of tourists
- invasion of locusts
noun
In medicine, the spread of disease or harmful cells into other parts of the body.
The doctor was worried about the possible invasion of the cancer cells.
Often appears as...
- invasion of cancer cells
- bacterial invasion
Usage tips
Medical
noun
In law, an intrusion into a person's private life or space.
He sued the newspaper for invasion of privacy.
Often appears as...
- invasion of privacy
- invasion of personal space
Usage tips
Legal
noun
An act of entering a place or area owned by others, especially in a big number and with force.
The army is planning an invasion at dawn.
Often appears as...
- alien invasion
- military invasion
noun
A situation in which a lot of people or things come to a place in an annoying and unwanted way.
The invasion of tourists in summer is a problem for the local community.
Often appears as...
- invasion of tourists
- invasion of locusts
noun
In medicine, the spread of disease or harmful cells into other parts of the body.
The doctor was worried about the possible invasion of the cancer cells.
Often appears as...
- invasion of cancer cells
- bacterial invasion
Usage tips
Medical
noun
In law, an intrusion into a person's private life or space.
He sued the newspaper for invasion of privacy.
Often appears as...
- invasion of privacy
- invasion of personal space
Usage tips
Legal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3War Context
Use 'invasion' to describe military forces entering another country by force.
The history book detailed the invasion of Normandy during World War II.
Pro Tip 2/3Hostile Action
'Invasion' has a negative connotation, suggesting hostility and aggression.
Residents fortified the town to defend against the enemy's invasion.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical Only
Can also describe virtual or cultural influence deemed aggressive or unwelcome.
Some see the widespread adoption of foreign customs as a cultural invasion.
Pro Tip 1/3War Context
Use 'invasion' to describe military forces entering another country by force.
The history book detailed the invasion of Normandy during World War II.
Pro Tip 2/3Hostile Action
'Invasion' has a negative connotation, suggesting hostility and aggression.
Residents fortified the town to defend against the enemy's invasion.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical Only
Can also describe virtual or cultural influence deemed aggressive or unwelcome.
Some see the widespread adoption of foreign customs as a cultural invasion.
Pro Tip 1/3War Context
Use 'invasion' to describe military forces entering another country by force.
The history book detailed the invasion of Normandy during World War II.
Pro Tip 2/3Hostile Action
'Invasion' has a negative connotation, suggesting hostility and aggression.
Residents fortified the town to defend against the enemy's invasion.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical Only
Can also describe virtual or cultural influence deemed aggressive or unwelcome.
Some see the widespread adoption of foreign customs as a cultural invasion.
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Sequencing genomes to...
target only golden muscles our risk assessment studies are critical before applying such approach in a wild a gene therapy might be the best options to annihilate a specific invasive golden muscle populations in locations where the invasions I knew and where the golden muscle has not completely
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Jill Shargaa: Please,...
the largest amphibious invasion in world history. Was D-Day awesome? Yes, it was awesome. Did you eat food today? Did you eat? Then you can thank the honeybee, that's the one, because if crops aren't pollinated, we can't grow food, and then we're all going to die. It's just like that.
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Parag Khanna maps the...
So what can we do to think about borders differently in this part of the world? What lines on the map should we focus on? What I want to present to you is what I call state building, day by day. Let's start with Iraq. Six years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq,
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Glenn Greenwald: Why...
with mass surveillance, which says that there is no real harm that comes from this large-scale invasion because only people who are engaged in bad acts have a reason to want to hide and to care about their privacy. This worldview is implicitly grounded
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What causes cavities? -...
into the tooth's secondary layer called the dentin. Since blood vessels and nerves in our teeth are enclosed deep within, at this stage, the expanding cavity doesn't hurt. But if the damage extends beyond the dentin, the bacterial invasion progresses
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Fire Ants Destroy...
as each queen ant can spawn a colony of 30,000 individuals this alien invasion has proved impossible to repel because of concerns about possible risks from electromagnetic forces homes are now rarely built under high-voltage power lines
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How nationalism and...
and opening the doors to foreign invasions. But globalists make the case that reinforcing our global governance is the only way to tackle big supernational problems, like nuclear proliferation, the global refugee crisis,
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How revenge porn turns...
that broadly protects us, regardless to borders or restrictions? I just couldn’t give up; I had to keep fighting. So I willingly, on three occasions, allowed for the invasion of both my cell phone and my laptop
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The price of shame PIPE...
have paid, but the price measures the profit of those who prey on them. This invasion of others is a raw material, efficiently and ruthlessly mined, packaged and sold at a profit.
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Jellyfish Invasion PIPE...
throughout the world humans in some areas should be wary and until we learn more about jellyfish their worldwide invasion may continue
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Sequencing genomes to...
target only golden muscles our risk assessment studies are critical before applying such approach in a wild a gene therapy might be the best options to annihilate a specific invasive golden muscle populations in locations where the invasions I knew and where the golden muscle has not completely
Video examples
Jill Shargaa: Please,...
the largest amphibious invasion in world history. Was D-Day awesome? Yes, it was awesome. Did you eat food today? Did you eat? Then you can thank the honeybee, that's the one, because if crops aren't pollinated, we can't grow food, and then we're all going to die. It's just like that.
Video examples
Parag Khanna maps the...
So what can we do to think about borders differently in this part of the world? What lines on the map should we focus on? What I want to present to you is what I call state building, day by day. Let's start with Iraq. Six years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq,
Video examples
Glenn Greenwald: Why...
with mass surveillance, which says that there is no real harm that comes from this large-scale invasion because only people who are engaged in bad acts have a reason to want to hide and to care about their privacy. This worldview is implicitly grounded
Video examples
What causes cavities? -...
into the tooth's secondary layer called the dentin. Since blood vessels and nerves in our teeth are enclosed deep within, at this stage, the expanding cavity doesn't hurt. But if the damage extends beyond the dentin, the bacterial invasion progresses
Video examples
Fire Ants Destroy...
as each queen ant can spawn a colony of 30,000 individuals this alien invasion has proved impossible to repel because of concerns about possible risks from electromagnetic forces homes are now rarely built under high-voltage power lines
Video examples
How nationalism and...
and opening the doors to foreign invasions. But globalists make the case that reinforcing our global governance is the only way to tackle big supernational problems, like nuclear proliferation, the global refugee crisis,
Video examples
How revenge porn turns...
that broadly protects us, regardless to borders or restrictions? I just couldn’t give up; I had to keep fighting. So I willingly, on three occasions, allowed for the invasion of both my cell phone and my laptop
Video examples
The price of shame PIPE...
have paid, but the price measures the profit of those who prey on them. This invasion of others is a raw material, efficiently and ruthlessly mined, packaged and sold at a profit.
Video examples
Jellyfish Invasion PIPE...
throughout the world humans in some areas should be wary and until we learn more about jellyfish their worldwide invasion may continue
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Eric Balfour
American Actor
Skyline' is an alien invasion film that really takes an interesting look at the genre. The writers did an amazing job of creating a new take at how life from other planets come and plan to invade Earth.
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Virgil Goode
American Politician
If the massive invasion is not stopped, we are going to be flooded to the extent that we will drift into third world status. For our children and for our grandchildren, we cannot fail on this issue.
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Diane von Furstenberg
Belgian Designer
The most important thing is to be healthy, to drink a lot of water, to fight gravity as much as possible. I am one of the few people who decided I wasn't going to do any invasion with my face.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Today on the NATO line, our military forces face east to prevent a possible invasion. On the other side of the line, the Soviet forces also face east to prevent their people from leaving.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.
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Valerie Plame
American Writer
There is no question that what we are seeing - the horrible advance of ISIS - goes back, if you will, to the original sin of the invasion of Iraq.
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J. D. Salinger
American Novelist
There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
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Yogi Berra
American Baseball Player
I was in the invasion of Normandy in southern France.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
I was very much in favor of the Iraq invasion.
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Eric Balfour
American Actor
Skyline' is an alien invasion film that really takes an interesting look at the genre. The writers did an amazing job of creating a new take at how life from other planets come and plan to invade Earth.
Quote examples
Virgil Goode
American Politician
If the massive invasion is not stopped, we are going to be flooded to the extent that we will drift into third world status. For our children and for our grandchildren, we cannot fail on this issue.
Quote examples
Diane von Furstenberg
Belgian Designer
The most important thing is to be healthy, to drink a lot of water, to fight gravity as much as possible. I am one of the few people who decided I wasn't going to do any invasion with my face.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Today on the NATO line, our military forces face east to prevent a possible invasion. On the other side of the line, the Soviet forces also face east to prevent their people from leaving.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.
Quote examples
Valerie Plame
American Writer
There is no question that what we are seeing - the horrible advance of ISIS - goes back, if you will, to the original sin of the invasion of Iraq.
Quote examples
J. D. Salinger
American Novelist
There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
Quote examples
Yogi Berra
American Baseball Player
I was in the invasion of Normandy in southern France.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
I was very much in favor of the Iraq invasion.
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