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intrusion noun [ ɪnˈtruːʒ(ə)n ]

• the action of intruding.
• "he was furious about this intrusion into his private life"
Similar: encroachment on, trespass on, obtrusion into, invasion of, incursion into, violation of, interruption of, intervention in, interference with, disturbance of, disruption of, infringement of, impingement on,
Opposite: withdrawal,
• the action or process of forcing a body of igneous rock between or through existing formations, without reaching the surface.
Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘invasion, usurpation’): from medieval Latin intrusio(n- ), from Latin intrudere ‘thrust in’ (see intrude).


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