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    encroachment

    encroachment - Dictionary definition and meaning for word encroachment

    Definition
    (noun) any entry into an area not previously occupied
    Synonyms : intrusion , invasion
    Example Sentence
    • an invasion of tourists
    • an invasion of locusts
    Definition
    (noun) entry to another's property without right or permission Definition
    (noun) influencing strongly
    Synonyms : impact , impingement
    Example Sentence
    • they resented the impingement of American values on European culture
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for encroachment

Encroach sounds like cockroach when a cockroach enter in ur territory then it annoyed u.

focus on 'croach' in 'ENCROACHMENT'; croach ~ cockroach; cockroach generally enters into another's house without right or permission

en=inside,croach is similar to approach ..hence the meaning

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