Definition of INTRUSION

intrusion

Plural: intrusions

Noun

  • any entry into an area not previously occupied
  • entrance by force or without permission or welcome
  • the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation
  • rock produced by an intrusive process
  • entry to another's property without right or permission
  • The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.
  • Magma forced into other rock formations; the rock formed when such magma solidifies.
  • A structure that lies within a historic district but is nonhistoric and irrelevant to the district.
  • The insertion of a phoneme into the pronunciation of a word despite its absence from the spelling. (e.g. intrusive r)
  • An involuntarily arising idea or memory that is nuisant and falsifies an accurate impression of the world.

Examples

  • She viewed sales calls as an unwelcome intrusion.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English intrusioun, from Old French intrusion, from Medieval Latin intrūsiō, from intrūdō, from Latin in- + trūdō.

Scrabble Score: 9

intrusion: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
intrusion: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
intrusion: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

intrusion: valid Words With Friends Word