intrusion
noun /ɪnˈtruːʒn/
/ɪnˈtruːʒn/
[uncountable, countable]- something that affects a situation or people’s lives in a way that they do not want
- intrusion (on/upon something) They claim the noise from the new airport is an intrusion on their lives.
- intrusion (into something) This was another example of press intrusion into the affairs of the royals.
Extra Examples- I really resented his intrusion in a family matter.
- This is a governmental intrusion on the freedom of the press.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- government
- governmental
- media
- …
- resent
- intrusion in
- intrusion into
- intrusion on
- …
- forgive my/the intrusion
- pardon my/the intrusion
- intrusion (into/on/upon something) (formal) the act of entering a place that is private or where you may not be wanted
- She apologized for the intrusion but said she had an urgent message.
- He leapt back in shock at this sudden intrusion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- government
- governmental
- media
- …
- resent
- intrusion in
- intrusion into
- intrusion on
- …
- forgive my/the intrusion
- pardon my/the intrusion
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘invasion, usurpation’): from medieval Latin intrusio(n-), from Latin intrudere ‘thrust in’, from in- ‘into’ + trudere ‘to thrust’.