All 6 Uses
intrusion
in
The Elite, by Kiera Cass
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- Sorry to intrude, sir, but it's really unwise to stay out this late for so long.†
p. 4.5intrude = unwelcome involvement or interruption
- My maids probably wouldn't have noticed it; and if they had, they never would have intruded on my privacy.†
p. 118.3 *intruded = interrupted or involved oneself without welcome
- They never intruded on my sadness or anger.†
p. 142.9
- "Dear ladies, we are sorry to intrude, but we have urgent news," the king informed us.†
p. 202.1intrude = unwelcome involvement or interruption
- I'm sorry if I was too intrusive.†
p. 222.1intrusive = unwelcome involvement
- I slowed, not wanting to intrude and not completely sure where the sound was coming from.†
p. 256.7intrude = 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) In geology, intrusion can reference the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation.