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invaded

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for invaded.

Editorial note

They were lucky to not get invaded by the Germans but they totally expected to be invaded and built a defense strategy based on this belief that lasted until the 1990s.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of invaded gathered in one view.

verb

To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.

verb

To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.

verb

(transitive) To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for invaded.

verb

To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.

verb

To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.

verb

(transitive) To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

verb

(transitive) To infest or overrun.

Example sentences

1

They were lucky to not get invaded by the Germans but they totally expected to be invaded and built a defense strategy based on this belief that lasted until the 1990s.

2

Japan actually invaded half the world, they have nuclear technology and capability to produce weapons.

3

Iran just watched a neighbour get invaded and seriously screwed over for basically no reason.

4

Of course, they found jews people in all the invaded countries and Germany, but they had a harder time finding jewish people.

5

Otherwise you'd have to argue that countries somehow feel pain when they're invaded.

6

Greek people living in the invaded areas were around %18 of the population.

7

So are all the French soldiers who used guns when Germany invaded.

8

Africans (Italy invaded and traditionally had a colonial relationship with Libya).

9

Context was that Greek army invaded Asia minor during WWI, period.

10

They can't be invaded, but they can easily be blockaded.

11

I don't think that Iran has ever invaded another country in modern history, right?

12

That land was invaded by Turkish Tribes during 12th century.

Quote examples

1

So if the Ruskies invaded and occupied the state capital there was an "option"...

2

> Historically, Germany has always been a militaristic country who have repeatedly tried to take over the world France invaded all of Europe starting in 1803, and pretty much all of the other European powers invaded all the continents of the world, also known as "colonization".

3

He invaded Iraq for imaginary WMDs, but ignored North Korea's actual WMDs even though they were a part of the "axis of evil." Russia has even more WMDs than North Korea and I imagine they would be confident that nothing would be done.

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I think the point of contention here is the definition of "invasion of privacy." (The op didn't mention this term by the way, he just said "watched".) Anyone would agree that having their privacy invaded is bad, but you can talk to 10 different people and get 10 different opinions on what constitutes an invasion.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use invaded in a sentence?

They were lucky to not get invaded by the Germans but they totally expected to be invaded and built a defense strategy based on this belief that lasted until the 1990s.

What does invaded mean?

To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.

What part of speech is invaded?

invaded is commonly used as verb.