impingement

/ɪmˈpɪndʒmɪnt/
/ɪmˈpɪndʒmənt/
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Other forms: impingements

Definitions of impingement
  1. noun
    influencing strongly
    “they resented the impingement of American values on European culture”
    synonyms: encroachment, impact
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    type of:
    influence
    causing something without any direct or apparent effort
  2. noun
    a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
    synonyms: impaction
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    type of:
    crash, smash
    the act of colliding with something
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