WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•croach•ment
(en krōch′mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- an act or instance of encroaching.
- anything taken by encroaching.
- Anglo-French. See encroach, -ment
- late Middle English encrochement 1425–75
'encroachment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Coke
- aggression
- inroad
- invasion
- invasion of privacy
- poaching
- seawall
- trespass
- usurpation