to reinvade
- verb
- /ˌriːɪnˈveɪd/
- He tried to forget, but the past always reinvades his mind.
Examples
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Doubt can reinvade your thoughts even after you have made a decision.
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As the anniversary approached, sadness reinvaded her mind late that night.
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Old memories reinvaded him as he walked through his childhood home.
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Memories of her childhood reinvaded her thoughts at night.
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As the anniversary approached, sadness reinvaded her mind late that night.
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Doubt can reinvade your thoughts even after you have made a decision.
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Old memories reinvaded him as he walked through his childhood home.
Synonyms
To come back into sight after being away for a time
Bring something back into use after it was forgotten
To appear again after being hidden or inactive
Make a feeling or interest strong again
To make an interest, feeling, or activity start again after it stopped
To go back into a place or situation after leaving it
To become awake or aware again
To appear again after being away or hidden
To put an idea, feeling, or habit back into people's minds
Bring a feeling, idea or quality back into people
To make people or things feel more energetic again
Make a feeling, interest, or memory strong again
To make someone feel excited and ready to try new things
Antonyms
How Intrusive
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Morphology
Etymology
The word reinvade combines re- ('again') and invade ('to enter'), and a useful image is that feelings can 'invade' your mind like an army returning. So reinvade can mean a memory or emotion comes back into your thoughts.