INCURSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does incursion mean? 

• INCURSION (noun)
  The noun INCURSION has 3 senses:

1. the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)

2. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

3. the mistake of incurring liability or blame

  Familiarity information: INCURSION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INCURSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the incursion of television into the American living room

Hypernyms ("incursion" is a kind of...):

entering; entrance; entry; incoming; ingress (the act of entering)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An attack that penetrates into enemy territory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

incursion; penetration

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))

foray; maraud; raid (a sudden short attack)

Sense 3

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)