invasion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
Types & categories
- penetration hypernym
- inroad hyponym
Related & opposite
- invade derivation
Sense 2 noun
any entry into an area not previously occupied
an invasion of tourists
Types & categories
- entering hypernym
Related & opposite
- encroach derivation
- intrude on derivation
- overrun derivation
Sense 3 noun
(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures
Types & categories
- spread hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | invade |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | penetration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inroad |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | encroach |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | intrude on |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | overrun |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | entering |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | invade |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | medicine |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | spread |