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INCURSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)
Example:
the incursion of television into the American living room
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("incursion" is a kind of...):
entering; entrance; entry; incoming; ingress (the act of entering)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The mistake of incurring liability or blame
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("incursion" is a kind of...):
error; fault; mistake (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)
Derivation:
incur (make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An attack that penetrates into enemy territory
Synonyms:
incursion; penetration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("incursion" is a kind of...):
attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incursion"):
interpenetration (the action of penetrating between or among)
breakthrough (a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense)
invasion (the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder)
infiltration (a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection))
