incursion vs breakthrough

incursion and breakthrough both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
incursion	Yes	No	No	No
breakthrough	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, breakthrough is a hyponym of incursion; that is, breakthrough is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than incursion:

incursion: an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
breakthrough: a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense

Other hyponyms of incursion include interpenetration, invasion, infiltration, foray, maraud, raid.

incursion (noun)	breakthrough (noun)
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory	a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense
the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)	making an important discovery
the mistake of incurring liability or blame	a productive insight

incursion vs breakthrough

incursion and breakthrough both are nouns.

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