All 3 Uses of
intrusion
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- 'Pardon this intrusion,' said I; 'I am a traveller in want of a little rest; you would greatly oblige me if you would allow me to remain a few minutes before the fire.'†
p. 135.6intrusion = an interruption or involvement that is unwelcome
- Nay, Henry might stand between me and the intrusion of my foe.†
p. 158.5 *
- Who can follow an animal which can traverse the sea of ice and inhabit caves and dens where no man would venture to intrude?†
p. 203.6intrude = unwelcome involvement or interruption
Definitions:
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(1)
(intrusion) an involvement or interruption that is unwelcome
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In geology, intrusion can reference the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation.