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impingement

DEFINITIONS OF: impingement

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n influencing strongly

“they resented the impingement of American values on European culture”
Synonyms:
encroachment, impact
Type of:
influence
causing something without any direct or apparent effort

n a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something

Synonyms:
impaction
Type of:
crash, smash
the act of colliding with something
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