invasion

noun

The act of invading, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer.

The entry into bodily tissue and subsequent proliferation of an injurious entity, such as a pathogen or tumor.

An intrusion or encroachment.

The act of invading a country or territory as an enemy; hostile entrance or intrusion.

Hence A harmful incursion of any kind; an onset or attack, as of disease.