[responsivevoice]impinge[/responsivevoice] [ im-pinj]
The word of the day is ‘impinge’.
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or occurrence.
Yes; the past tense of the word is impinged.
It means:
1. Trespass
2. Have an effect, especially a negative one
3. Advance over an area belonging to someone or something else
4. Encroach
1. The word that did impinge on his consciousness did so with a shock.
2. The sound comes to us in the guise of air-waves, which impinge upon the drum of the ear.
3. He was the only man in England whose career might impinge upon mine.
4. At the same time, a wave of intense virility seemed to surge out from him and impinge upon her.
5. There is the dog country and the deer country, and the two do not impinge upon each other.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
encroach, infringe, intrude, affect, disturb, influence, invade, meddle, obtrude, pry, touch, violate, bear upon, make inroads, affect, influence, touch, intrude on, infringe, invade, trespass on, obtrude into, make inroads into, cut through, interfere with, violate, muscle in on, entrench on, etc.
Some antonyms of this word of the day are: leave alone, avoid, dodge, etc.
Quotation:
I am a passionate believer in freedom of speech. I would not support anything which would impinge on aggressive robust freedom of the British press, but when things go wrong and there has been outright illegality, there should be proper accountability.
Nick Clegg
Social Example:
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