invasion

English Thesaurus

1. the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder (noun.act)

hypernym	:	incursion, penetration,
definition	:	an attack that penetrates into enemy territory (noun.act)

hyponym	:	inroad,
definition	:	an invasion or hostile attack (noun.act)

2. (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body (noun.event)

hypernym	:	spread, spreading,
definition	:	process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space (noun.event)

domain category	:	medical specialty, medicine,
definition	:	the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition)

3. any entry into an area not previously occupied (noun.event)

hypernym	:	entering, entrance,
definition	:	a movement into or inward (noun.event)

4. the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder (noun.act)

derivation	:	invade, occupy,
definition	:	march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation (verb.competition)

5. (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body (noun.event)

derivation	:	invade,
definition	:	penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way (verb.contact)

6. any entry into an area not previously occupied (noun.event)

derivation	:	encroach, impinge, infringe,
definition	:	advance beyond the usual limit (verb.motion)

derivation	:	encroach upon, intrude on, invade, obtrude upon,
definition	:	to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate (verb.motion)

derivation	:	infest, invade, overrun,
definition	:	occupy in large numbers or live on a host (verb.stative)

7. the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder (noun.act)

derivation	:	invade, occupy,
definition	:	march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation (verb.competition)

8. (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body (noun.event)

derivation	:	invade,
definition	:	penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way (verb.contact)

9. any entry into an area not previously occupied (noun.event)

derivation	:	encroach, impinge, infringe,
definition	:	advance beyond the usual limit (verb.motion)

derivation	:	encroach upon, intrude on, invade, obtrude upon,
definition	:	to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate (verb.motion)

derivation	:	infest, invade, overrun,
definition	:	occupy in large numbers or live on a host (verb.stative)