invasive

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to invasion; offensive.
2. (also, figuratively) That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.
3. (broadly) Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.
4. (broadly) Originating externally.
5. (broadly) Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.
6. (broadly) Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body.
7. (broadly) Of a carcinoma or other abnormal growth: that invades healthy tissue, especially rapidly.

Noun

An invasive organism, such as an animal or plant.

Opposite of

uninvasive, noninvasive, non-invasive

Synonyms

aggressive

encroaching

incursive

invading

intrusive

offensive

trespassing

intruding

involving an operation

assaultive

meddlesome

truculent

penetrative

plaguey

predatory

suffusive

belligerent

bellicose

attacking

Translations

invasif

invasivo

invasivo

envahissant

invasiu

invasivo

invadente

invasiv

angreifend

eindringend

invasief

que penatra

que invade

invasor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈveɪsɪv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: invasif

Cognate with French: invasif

In summary

PIE word
*h₁én
The adjective is derived from Middle English invasif (“of a weapon: offensive”), from Middle French invasif, Old French invasif (“invasive”) (modern French invasif), from Medieval Latin invāsīvus, from Latin invāsus (“entered; invaded”) + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives). Invāsus is the perfect passive participle of invādō (“to enter; to invade”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside’) + vādō (“to go; to rush; to walk”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- (“to go, proceed; to pass, traverse”)).
The noun is derived from the adjective.