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encroachment

enc·roach·ment

UK/ɪŋˈkɹoʊt͡ʃmənt/ US/ɛŋˈkɹoʊt͡ʃmənt/ fairly common

noun

1.

any entry into an area not previously occupied

  • “an invasion of tourists”
  • “an invasion of locusts”
3.

influencing strongly

  • “they resented the impingement of American values on European culture”

Origin

From encroach + -ment.

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