intrude

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɹuːd/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb enter uninvited
  2. verb enter unlawfully on someone's property
  3. verb search or inquire in a meddlesome way

Etymology

From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

irrupt

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
enter
Narrower (hyponyms)
break in, bother, barge in, move in on

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