intrusion
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.
- (countable, uncountable) Magma forced into other rock formations; the rock formed when such magma solidifies.
- (countable, uncountable) A structure that lies within a historic district but is nonhistoric and irrelevant to the district.
- (countable, uncountable) The insertion of a phoneme into the pronunciation of a word despite its absence from the spelling. (e.g. intrusive r)
- (countable, uncountable) An involuntarily arising idea or memory that is nuisant and falsifies an accurate impression of the world.
Synonyms
forced entry
intrude into
infringe upon
intrusive rock
intrusive body
intrusive mass
intruded rock
irruptive rock
Translations
intrusión
intrusion
intrusione
intrusão
intrusió
EindringenFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈtɹuːʒən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English intrusioun, from Old French intrusion, from Medieval Latin intrūsiō, from intrūdō, from Latin in- + trūdō.
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