invasions
Hostile territorial entries
Invasions is the plural of invasion—acts of entering by force, typically military forces crossing into hostile territory: The invasions of Poland marked the beginning of World War II.
The word extends to unwelcome intrusions of any kind: invasions of privacy, invasions of pests.
In medicine, invasion describes how disease spreads into tissue: The tumor showed signs of vascular invasion.
Defeating and seizing control
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- assaultViolent offensive act
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
warfare · annexation · incursion · blitzkrieg · D-Day · Normandy · beachhead · landing
Systematic observation of subjects
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- violationBreaking of rules
- boundariesLines marking separation
personal space · hacking · data breach · monitoring · stalking · eavesdropping · cameras · unwanted
Foreign territorial takeover
- empireDomain under unified control
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- MongolsGenghis's conquering people
- CrusadesMedieval wars for Jerusalem
conquistadors · Roman · Huns · Ottoman · Genghis Khan · Alexander · Napoleon · imperialism
Worldwide economic and cultural integration
- homogenizationMaking things the same
- mediaInformation distribution channels
- influencePower to affect others
- WesternizationAdopting Western cultural practices
commercialization · appropriation · assimilation · tradition · identity · language · values · customs
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
immune response · host · cells · antibodies · spreading · colonizing · organisms · tissue
Finest taxonomic rank
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- nativeOriginating from a place
- non-nativeNot indigenous here
pests · kudzu · cane toads · zebra mussels · biodiversity · displacement · eradication · spread
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- assaultViolent offensive act
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
troops · warfare · annexation · incursion · blitzkrieg · D-Day · Normandy · beachhead · landing · tanks
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- violationBreaking of rules
boundaries · personal space · hacking · data breach · monitoring · stalking · eavesdropping · cameras · unwanted · encroachment
colonization
Foreign territorial takeover
- empireDomain under unified control
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- MongolsGenghis's conquering people
Crusades · conquistadors · Roman · Huns · Ottoman · Genghis Khan · Alexander · Napoleon · imperialism · plunder
globalization
Worldwide economic and cultural integration
- homogenizationMaking things the same
- mediaInformation distribution channels
- influencePower to affect others
Westernization · commercialization · appropriation · assimilation · tradition · identity · language · values · customs · foreign
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
parasites · immune response · host · cells · antibodies · spreading · colonizing · organisms · tissue · infestation
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- nativeOriginating from a place
non-native · pests · kudzu · cane toads · zebra mussels · biodiversity · displacement · eradication · spread · control
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- Medieval Eraknights, Middle Ages, castles, feudal lords, medieval period
- Roman Fallfall of Rome, collapse, decline, Goths, Visigoths
- Steppe HistoryGenghis Khan, Mongol Empire, nomadic tribes, nomads, nomadic culture
- Roman frontierRoman forts, Roman army, Roman legions, Roman military, border defense
- warcombat, warfare, battle scenes, battles, soldier
invasionsretreats
Backs off or sanctuaries
withdrawals · evacuations · pullouts · pullbacks · retreating
invasionsliberations
Acts of freeing captives
surrenders · capitulations · decolonizations · cessions · withdrawals
invasionsdefenses
Means of protection
surrenders · capitulations · peace treaties · truces · ceasefires
- Nazi invasionGerman military conquest, WWII
- alien invasionAttack from outer space
- invasion of privacyUnauthorized access to personal life
- home invasionUnlawful entry while occupied
- Japanese invasionMilitary campaign from Tokyo
- privacy invasionUnauthorized access to personal matters