LEARNit Dictionary
invasive
adjective
/ɪnˈveɪsɪv/
UK
/ɪnˈveɪsɪv/
US
1
spreading very quickly and difficult to stop
تهاجمی, گسترشیابنده, فراگیر
2
involving cutting into the body
تهاجمی, جراحی
invasive surgery
opposite
non-invasive
3
brought into an environment where they are not naturally found, and causing harm to that environment or other living things in it
تهاجمی, مهاجم
This toad is an
invasive species
that has now become widespread.
The plant was introduced to the West Coast and is invasive in North America.
4
affecting somebody's thoughts or privacy
مزاحم, مخل, نفوذی, متعرض
I found the constant background noise very invasive.
They asked her a lot of intimate and invasive questions.