impingementn.
/ɪmˈpɪndʒmənt/ The action of impinging:
a. Impact, collision. literal and figurative.
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the world > movement > impact > [noun]
hittingc1440
strokea1533
illision1603
incursion1615
incussion1615
attrition1630
impinginga1727
impact1781
impingement1837
impaction1945
1837 Fraser's Mag. 15 732 The powers of reason have no similar incentives or impingement, but are a more direct emanation from the Deity.
1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. vii. i. 118 This tide-wave itself is..modified in its turn by impingement against the African continent.
b. Encroachment.
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society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > infringement of rights, etc.
intrusion1433
intruseryc1470
attainmentc1503
encroachment1523
encroaching1539
trenching1543
infringinga1575
usurpationa1626
entrenching1629
entrenchment1635
invasion1650
impingement1671
infringement1673
trespass1769
usurpature1845
1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist Contents Prelatick exactions high impingements upon Christian Liberty.
1879 H. George Progress & Poverty x. ii. 450 The effect of the impingement of civilization upon barbarism.
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