All 4 Uses of
intrusion
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.†
Chpt 1intrusions = interruptions or instances of unwelcome involvement
- With an apology for my intrusion, I was about to withdraw when Holmes pulled me abruptly into the room and closed the door behind me.†
Chpt 2 *intrusion = an interruption or involvement that is unwelcome
- I trust that I am not intruding.†
Chpt 5intruding = interrupting or involving oneself without welcome
- I feared to refer them to you, however, as I knew that you had an inquiry on hand and that you disliked the intrusion of other matters.†
Chpt 10intrusion = an interruption or involvement that is unwelcome
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.