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- Dictionaryencroachment/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.: "minor encroachments on our individual liberties"
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1. : to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another. 2. : to advance beyond the usual or proper limits. the gradually encroaching sea. encroacher noun. encroachment. in-ˈkrōch-mənt. en-.
ENCROACHMENT definition: 1. the act of gradually taking away someone else's rights, or taking control of someone's time…. Learn more.
ENCROACHMENT meaning: 1. the act of gradually taking away someone else's rights, or taking control of someone's time…. Learn more.
An encroachment is something that intrudes and has the power to influence whatever it encounters. Some might consider text messaging to be an encroachment of impersonal technology on true, heartfelt interactions.
Encroachment definition: an act or instance of encroaching. . See examples of ENCROACHMENT used in a sentence.
encroachment. noun. /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt/. /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt/. (formal) [uncountable, countable] the act of slowly affecting or using up too much of somebody's time, rights, personal life, etc. the encroachment of partisan ideology.
to take control or possession of something in a gradual way and often without being noticed: Farmers encroached on forest land to grow crops. These devices are encroaching on people’s privacy. encroachment. noun [ C/U ] us / ɪnˈkroʊtʃ·mənt / [ C ] Human encroachment threatens the birds ’ nesting sites.
You can describe the action or process of encroaching on something as encroachment. [formal, disapproval] It's a sign of the encroachment of commercialism in medicine. [+ of] The problem was to safeguard sites from encroachment by property development.
encroach. verb. /ɪnˈkroʊtʃ/. (formal) Verb Forms. [intransitive] encroach (on/upon something) (disapproving) to begin to affect or use up too much of someone's time, rights, personal life, etc. I won't encroach on your time any longer. He never allows work to encroach upon his family life.
Encroach definition: to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads. See examples of ENCROACH used in a sentence.
