Tra từ invasion - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·va·sion [invasion invasions] BrE [ɪnˈveɪʒn] NAmE [ɪnˈveɪʒn] noun countable, uncountable
1. the act of an army entering another country by force in order to take control of it
•the German invasion of Poland in 1939
•the threat of invasion
•an invasion force/fleet
2. the fact of a large number of people or things arriving somewhere, especially people or things that are disturbing or unpleasant
•the annual tourist invasion
•Farmers are struggling to cope with an invasion of slugs.
3. an act or a process that affects sb/sth in a way that is not welcome
•The actress described the photographs of her as an invasion of privacy.
see also ↑invade

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin invasio(n-), from the verb invadere, from in- ‘into’ + vadere ‘go’.

Collocations:
War and peace
Starting a war
declare/make/wage war (on sb/sth)
go to war (against/with sb)
cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
enter/invade/occupy sb's territory
lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
Military operations
adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres/(especially US) maneuvers
send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on sb)
employ/use guerrilla tactics
conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
achieve/win a decisive victory
halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
order/force a retreat
Fighting
join/serve in the army/navy/air force
be/go/remain/serve on active duty
serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
be sent to the front (line)
attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
call for/be met with armed resistance
come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at sb/sth)
shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
become/be held as a prisoner of war
Civilians in war
harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
impose/enforce/lift a curfew
engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
Making peace
make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
sign a ceasefire agreement
call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of sb/sth
establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty

Example Bank:
•Having all those photographers in the house was a terrible invasion of privacy.
•Latest reports are of a full-scale military invasion.
•Robberies and home invasions are grim facts of daily life.
•We cannot accept the unprovoked invasion of a sovereign nation.
•She left Czechoslovakia after the Russian invasion in 1968.
•The UN resolution condemned the invasion of the country.
•The actress described the photographs as an invasion of privacy.
•The invasion force comprised 3 000–5 000 heavily armed troops.