Both Uses of
intrusion
in
Sycamore Row
- "I hope we're not intruding," Carla said, somewhat embarrassed.†
p. 468.1 *intruding = interrupting or involving oneself without welcome
- She was not smiling and seemed irritated by this intrusion.†
p. 474.1
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.