home invasion
noun
Simple meaning
An assault on the possessor of a household committed by an intruder by using forced entry or otherwise having unauthorized presence in the household.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
hohmihnvayzhuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhoʊmɪnveɪʒən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
lawcriminology
An assault on the possessor(s) of a household committed by an intruder by using forced entry or otherwise having unauthorized presence in the household.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (law, criminology) An assault on the possessor(s) of a household committed by an intruder by using forced entry or otherwise having unauthorized presence in the household.
Used this way, home invasion is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. This is a legal use: the wording is institutional and carries a defined meaning in law rather than a loose everyday one.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Strongly negative / painful
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Law/legal
- Government/politics
- Academic writing
- Family/home
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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