obtrude
verb /əbˈtruːd/
/əbˈtruːd/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they obtrude | /əbˈtruːd/ /əbˈtruːd/ |
| he / she / it obtrudes | /əbˈtruːdz/ /əbˈtruːdz/ |
| past simple obtruded | /əbˈtruːdɪd/ /əbˈtruːdɪd/ |
| past participle obtruded | /əbˈtruːdɪd/ /əbˈtruːdɪd/ |
| -ing form obtruding | /əbˈtruːdɪŋ/ /əbˈtruːdɪŋ/ |
- obtrude (something/yourself) (on/upon somebody) to become or make something/yourself noticed, especially in a way that is not wanted
- Music from the next room obtruded upon his thoughts.
- The design should not obtrude to the extent that it distracts the reader.
- This overwhelming sense of despair obtruded itself on me at intervals.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin obtrudere, from ob- ‘towards’ + trudere ‘to push’.