Invasive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision

marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈeɪsɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈeɪsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈeɪsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈeɪsɪv/.

Examples

invasive cancer cells
invasive war
we moved back from the encroaching tide

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trespassing incursive invading encroaching

Antonyms

confined noninvasive

Parts of Speech

adjective	relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
adjective	marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue “invasive cancer cells”
adjective	involving invasion or aggressive attack “invasive war”
adjective	gradually intrusive without right or permission “we moved back from the encroaching tide”

Word Forms

invade

verb

penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

invasiv

bezieht sich auf eine Technik, bei der der Körper durch Punktion oder Schnitt eingeführt wird

🇫🇷French

envahissant

relatif à une technique dans laquelle le corps est pénétré par ponction ou incision

🇪🇸Spanish

invasor

Relativo a una técnica en la que se ingresa al cuerpo mediante punción o incisión.

🇮🇹Italian

invasivo

relativo a una tecnica in cui si entra nel corpo mediante puntura o incisione

🇳🇱Dutch

invasief

betrekking hebbend op een techniek waarbij het lichaam wordt binnengedrongen door middel van een punctie of incisie

🇵🇹Portuguese

invasivo

relativo a uma técnica em que o corpo é penetrado por punção ou incisão

🇷🇺Russian

инвазивный

относящийся к технике, при которой тело проникают путем прокола или разреза

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इनवेसिव

ऐसी तकनीक से संबंधित जिसमें पंचर या चीरा लगाकर शरीर में प्रवेश किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আক্রমণাত্মক

এমন একটি কৌশলের সাথে সম্পর্কিত যেখানে শরীরে খোঁচা বা ছেদ দ্বারা প্রবেশ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆக்கிரமிப்பு

துளை அல்லது கீறல் மூலம் உடலில் நுழையும் ஒரு நுட்பத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

చొరబాటు

పంక్చర్ లేదా కోత ద్వారా శరీరం ప్రవేశించే సాంకేతికతకు సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

आक्रमक

अशा तंत्राशी संबंधित ज्यामध्ये शरीरात पंचर किंवा चीरा द्वारे प्रवेश केला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

આક્રમક

એવી તકનીકથી સંબંધિત જેમાં પંચર અથવા ચીરો દ્વારા શરીરમાં પ્રવેશ કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ

ಪಂಕ್ಚರ್ ಅಥವಾ ಛೇದನದಿಂದ ದೇಹವನ್ನು ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುವ ತಂತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആക്രമണാത്മക

പഞ്ചർ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുറിവ് വഴി ശരീരത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സാങ്കേതികതയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਮਲਾਵਰ

ਇੱਕ ਤਕਨੀਕ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਰੀਰ ਨੂੰ ਪੰਕਚਰ ਜਾਂ ਚੀਰਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਾਖਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناگوار

ایسی تکنیک سے متعلق جس میں جسم کو پنکچر یا چیرا لگا کر داخل کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侵入性的

与通过穿刺或切口进入身体的技术有关

🇯🇵Japanese

侵襲的な

穿刺または切開によって身体に侵入する技術に関するもの

🇰🇷Korean

침략적인

구멍을 뚫거나 절개하여 신체에 삽입하는 기술과 관련된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xâm lấn

liên quan đến một kỹ thuật trong đó cơ thể được đưa vào bằng cách đâm thủng hoặc rạch

🇹🇭Thai

รุกราน

เกี่ยวข้องกับเทคนิคที่ร่างกายถูกเจาะหรือกรีด

🇮🇩Indonesian

invasif

berkaitan dengan teknik di mana tubuh dimasukkan melalui tusukan atau sayatan

🇲🇾Malay

invasif

berkaitan dengan teknik di mana badan dimasuki melalui tusukan atau hirisan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الغازية

تتعلق بتقنية يتم من خلالها إدخال الجسم عن طريق ثقب أو شق

🇮🇷Persian

تهاجمی

مربوط به تکنیکی است که در آن بدن از طریق سوراخ یا برش وارد بدن می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

istilacı

vücuda delme veya kesi yoluyla girildiği bir teknikle ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּלשָׁנִי

הנוגע לטכניקה שבה נכנסים לגוף באמצעות ניקור או חתך

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What is the primary definition of the word 'invasive'?

The primary meaning of 'invasive' is 'relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision'.

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Using 'invasive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'invasive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'invasive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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