Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Encroachment has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
any entry into an area not previously occupied
"an invasion of tourists"
"an invasion of locusts"
entry to another's property without right or permission
influencing strongly
"they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.