invasion

invasion is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.
2. noun. A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder.
3. noun. The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or pernicious; as, the invasion of a disease.
4. noun. the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
5. noun. (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body

   "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"

6. noun. any entry into an area not previously occupied

   "an invasion of tourists"

   "an invasion of locusts"

   Synonyms: encroachment, intrusion

Synonyms

encroachment, intrusion

Common word forms

invasions

Words from these letters

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