incursion
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8.0
- noun
- /ɪnˈkɜrʒən/
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incursión
- The wildlife reserve is facing an incursion of invasive species that threaten native plants.
- incursion on state
- incursion into Iraqi
- European incursions
Stop the settler violence, stop the incursions on Mazdil Aqsa.
- Stop the settler violence, stop the incursions on Mazdil Aqsa.
- Half of African countries are abstaining from denouncing at the United Nations Russias incursion into Ukraine.
- One is just the incursion of people into places where animals and zoonotic infectious diseases are endemic.
- It was not a safe place to be, but at the same time there was an incursion of younger people who are looking for cheap places to live.
Examples
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Our greatest danger is lying either a frontal breach of our defenses, or a small scale incursion via an as yet unrecognized weak point.
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This means an incursion is already in progress.
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A further incursion could result in a formal complaint to the embassy.
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We've got an incursion in Sector Whiskey One Two Four.
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In other words, NORAD is picking up more incursions because it is looking for them.
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The area is also plagued by illegal trade in endangered species and the incursion of narcotraffickers.
Academic text (1998) -
You are making an unwarranted incursion, a gradual or stealthy entrance into the sphere of another.
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The sudden incursion of troops into the neighboring country alarmed the citizens.
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Residents protested against the incursion of commercial developments into their quiet neighborhood.
Synonyms
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2.1
An act of coming into a place or joining an activity
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6.6
Entering a place or someone's private life without permission
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4.2
A sudden large group of animals or people entering a place
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7.2
Progress that slowly takes away customers or sales, like a new product entering a market
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7.5
A military attack that breaks through enemy defenses and enters their territory
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7.9
An act of entering a place, a way to enter, or the right to enter
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1.3
The act of going into a place
A sudden forceful entry of people or things into a place
A sudden entry into a place by water or by someone forcing their way in
Antonyms
How Invasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
incursion = incur (semi-transparent) = in + curs + sion
Although the noun is historically formed from in- + a root meaning 'run' + -sion, the common English verb 'incur' has a different frequent meaning ('to bring upon oneself'), so the connection is not fully obvious to learners.
Etymology
Incursion comes from the Latin parts in- meaning 'into' and currere meaning 'to run', so it originally meant 'to run into' a place. Think of people or things suddenly 'running into' a space without permission, which is why an incursion is an unwanted entry.