obtrudeverb [ I or T ]
uk/əbˈtruːd/us/əbˈtruːd/formal(especially of something unwanted) to make something or to become too noticeable, especially by interrupting:
I don't want to obtrude upon/on her privacy.
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Interrupting & preventing from speaking
- barge
- butt in
- buttonhole
- chime
- chip in
- cut the crap! idiom
- heckle
- horn in
- interject
- interpose
- interrupt
- interruption
- mike check
- put a sock in it! idiom
- shush
- shut
- sock
- speak
- speak when you're spoken to! idiom
- strike
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