All 3 Uses of
intrusion
in
The Princess Bride
- My intrusion here is because of the way Morgenstern uses parentheses.†
p. 46.7 *intrusion = an interruption or involvement that is unwelcome
- HE WAS RINGING down the curtain on an orangutan when the business of the King's health made its ultimate intrusion.†
p. 76.4
- Mrs. Morgenstern was rarely anything but supportive to her husband, unlike some wives I could mention (sorry about that, Helen), but here's the thing: I got rid of almost all the intrusions when he told us what she thought.†
p. 193.7intrusions = 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.