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intrusion

noun

Entrance by force or without permission or welcome

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
I
Ends with
N
Contains
NT
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪnˈtɹuːʒən

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noun

  1. Entrance by force or without permission or welcome

noun

  1. Entry to another's property without right or permission

noun

  1. Any entry into an area not previously occupied

    “An invasion of tourists”

noun

  1. Rock produced by an intrusive process

noun

  1. The forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation

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Example Sentences

An invasion of tourists
An invasion of locusts

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