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# invasion

noun (an invasion, invasions)

«invasion» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. When an army enters another country by force to attack or take it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/#m1)
2. When a large number of people, animals or things arrive and spread somewhere, often causing trouble (an invasion of ants). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/#m2)
3. Getting into something that should be private (an invasion of privacy). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/#m3)
4. An invasion can also be an unfair act that takes away someone's rights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/#m4)

### In the lessons

In history lessons: the Roman invasion of Britain, Viking invasions. In science, an invasion of a plant or animal species can harm local wildlife. In everyday life: an invasion of wasps at a picnic. Phrases: invasion of privacy, launch an invasion, alien invasion, invasive species.

### Examples

- The Roman invasion of Britain changed life on the island. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/#x1)
- Our picnic suffered an invasion of ants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/#x2)
- Reading my diary is an invasion of privacy! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/#x3)
- Rabbits were an invasion that harmed Australia's plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/#x4)
- The film is about an alien invasion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/#x5)
- The soldiers prepared for an invasion from the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/#x6)
- An invasion of tourists fills the town every summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/#x7)
- Jupiter granted beards to the She-Goats at their own request, much to the disgust of the he-Goats, who considered this to be an unwarrantable invasion of their rights and dignities. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun. Verb: invade (invaded, invading); invader (the one who invades); adjective: invasive (an invasive species spreads and harms). Spelling: -sion, not -tion.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «invasion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invasion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«invasion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/invasion.html) on Mova free.