massive invasion

collocation in English

meaningsofmassiveandinvasion

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withinvasion.
massive
adjective
uk
/ˈmæs.ɪv/us
/ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
See more atmassive
invasion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/us
/ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/
an occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and take control of ...
See more atinvasion

(Definition ofmassiveandinvasionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmassive invasion

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
I believe that enforced medical check-ups constitute amassiveinvasionof privacy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The whole exercise will involve a distasteful andmassiveinvasionof privacy.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is amassiveinvasionof privacy.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The use of such devices could lead to amassiveinvasionof privacy.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, in so doing, it conceals the question of the fundamental necessity of such amassiveinvasionof privacy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In the case of my constituency, we were faced with amassiveinvasionby people who knew the law inside out and were prepared to flout it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thismassiveinvasionresulted to a high rate of forest destruction and timber poaching.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The acute phase of the disease is a life-threatening disease characterized bymassiveinvasionof bartonella to human red blood cells and consequently an acute hemolysis and fever.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Massive invasions by cercariae cause fish mortality, likely to be attributed to extensive haemorrhaging.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The empire's war strategy rarely involved massive invasions; more often it employed small scale methods such as attacking and destroying individual forts.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofmassive
Go to the definition ofinvasion
See other collocations withinvasion