Both Uses of
intrusion
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- My world was going to be emptier and dryer, but the agony of having him intrude into every private second would be gone.†
p. 56.2 *intrude = unwelcome involvement or interruption
- In a word, but for intrusions her life would have been perfect.†
p. 228.0intrusions = interruptions or instances of unwelcome involvement
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.