Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin intrusion-, intrusio, from Latin intrudere
Pronunciation : in-'trü-zh&n
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. entry by force or without permission; encroachment, infringement, trespass. intrusion\in*tru"sion\ , n. [cf. f. intrusion. see:
intrude.].
2. the act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing (one's self) into a place without right or welcome; encroachment. why this intrusion? were not my orders that i should be private?.
3. (geol.) the penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another.
4. (law) the entry of a stranger, after a particular estate or freehold is determined, before the person who holds in remainder or reversion has taken possession.
5. (scotch ch.) the settlement of a minister over 3 congregation without their consent.intrusion n.
6. any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"; "a viral invasion" [syn: invasion, encroachment].
7. entrance by force or without permission or welcome.
8. entry to another's property without right or permission [syn: trespass, encroachment, violation].
9. The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing into a place without right or welcome; encroachment.
10. The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another.
11. The entry of a stranger, after a particular estate or freehold is determined, before the person who holds in remainder or reversion has taken possession.
12. The settlement of a minister over a congregation without their consent. entrance by force or without permission or welcome rock produced by an intrusive process the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation.
13. 1. If someone disturbs you when you are in a private place or having a private conversation, you can call this event an intrusion. I hope you don't mind this intrusion, Jon.
14. An intrusion is something that disturbs your mood or your life in a way you do not like. I felt it was a grotesque intrusion into our lives.