Intrude
verb
To come or go in without permission or welcome.
She didn't want to intrude on their conversation.
Often appears as...
- intrude on privacy
- intrude into conversation
verb
To enter a place or situation which is private or which you are not invited to.
I hope I'm not intruding, but can I ask you a question?
Often appears as...
- intrude into one's world
- intrude on someone's space
verb
To thrust or force in or upon someone or something especially without permission.
We had a guest intrude himself into our meeting.
Often appears as...
- intrude oneself into
- intrude something upon
Usage tips
Formal
verb
When rocks push into or between other rocks.
The granite intrudes into the older rocks.
Often appears as...
- intrude into rocks
- intrusive rocks
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To come or go in without permission or welcome.
She didn't want to intrude on their conversation.
Often appears as...
- intrude on privacy
- intrude into conversation
verb
To enter a place or situation which is private or which you are not invited to.
I hope I'm not intruding, but can I ask you a question?
Often appears as...
- intrude into one's world
- intrude on someone's space
verb
To thrust or force in or upon someone or something especially without permission.
We had a guest intrude himself into our meeting.
Often appears as...
- intrude oneself into
- intrude something upon
Usage tips
Formal
verb
When rocks push into or between other rocks.
The granite intrudes into the older rocks.
Often appears as...
- intrude into rocks
- intrusive rocks
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Unwanted Presence
Used when someone is where they're not supposed to be, often making others uncomfortable.
He seemed to intrude at the party, standing awkwardly alone.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Invitation
Highlights the absence of an invitation or right to join a situation or conversation.
I felt like I'd intrude if I joined their dinner uninvited.
Pro Tip 3/3Diplomatic Sensitivity
Often applicable in situations requiring tact or discretion to avoid offending others.
I didn't want to intrude with my questions during their mourning.
Pro Tip 1/3Unwanted Presence
Used when someone is where they're not supposed to be, often making others uncomfortable.
He seemed to intrude at the party, standing awkwardly alone.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Invitation
Highlights the absence of an invitation or right to join a situation or conversation.
I felt like I'd intrude if I joined their dinner uninvited.
Pro Tip 3/3Diplomatic Sensitivity
Often applicable in situations requiring tact or discretion to avoid offending others.
I didn't want to intrude with my questions during their mourning.
Pro Tip 1/3Unwanted Presence
Used when someone is where they're not supposed to be, often making others uncomfortable.
He seemed to intrude at the party, standing awkwardly alone.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Invitation
Highlights the absence of an invitation or right to join a situation or conversation.
I felt like I'd intrude if I joined their dinner uninvited.
Pro Tip 3/3Diplomatic Sensitivity
Often applicable in situations requiring tact or discretion to avoid offending others.
I didn't want to intrude with my questions during their mourning.
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Revelations from a...
You don't go into the studio to create anything but what's coming truthfully from your heart and your spirit. And you trust that you have a dancer you can share that with. Rehearsal space is a sacred space, not to be intruded upon,
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Earworms: Those songs...
or, well, you probably don't. It just intrudes onto your mental soundscape and hangs around like an unwanted house guest. Earworms tend to be quite vivid and they're normally made up of a tune, rather than, say, harmonies.
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The Secret Culture of...
appear to do it too in any case it had a powerful effect on brian i remember feeling like an intruder i i didn't want to overly intrude and it was something that was i i was supposed to be part of um but yet i did
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Dr. Anthony Fauci: Is...
come from the animal-human interface, which is sometimes intruded upon, as it were, where people, either by climate change or by intruding on forests, “uninhabited by human” places in the world,
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Gun violence as told by...
carpet cleaner but even when I was a child his past intruded in our lives when I was just a few months old my father broke his parole and we lived as fugitives for five years hiding out in
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
with eyes perched on the top of their heads the mudskippers keep a lookout for both friend and foe and males fight those who intrude on their territory
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It's a Badger Brawl PIPE...
life at the top is not easy challenges from younger males can come from within the family or outside an intruding male has ventured into the territory
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
heads the mudskippers keep a lookout for both friend and foe and males fight those who intrude on their territory
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
heads the mudskippers keep a lookout for both friend and foe and males fight those who intrude on their territory
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Aquatic Animals Take To...
heads the mudskippers keep a lookout for both friend and foe and males fight those who intrude on their territory
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Revelations from a...
You don't go into the studio to create anything but what's coming truthfully from your heart and your spirit. And you trust that you have a dancer you can share that with. Rehearsal space is a sacred space, not to be intruded upon,
Video examples
Earworms: Those songs...
or, well, you probably don't. It just intrudes onto your mental soundscape and hangs around like an unwanted house guest. Earworms tend to be quite vivid and they're normally made up of a tune, rather than, say, harmonies.
Video examples
The Secret Culture of...
appear to do it too in any case it had a powerful effect on brian i remember feeling like an intruder i i didn't want to overly intrude and it was something that was i i was supposed to be part of um but yet i did
Video examples
Dr. Anthony Fauci: Is...
come from the animal-human interface, which is sometimes intruded upon, as it were, where people, either by climate change or by intruding on forests, “uninhabited by human” places in the world,
Video examples
Gun violence as told by...
carpet cleaner but even when I was a child his past intruded in our lives when I was just a few months old my father broke his parole and we lived as fugitives for five years hiding out in
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
with eyes perched on the top of their heads the mudskippers keep a lookout for both friend and foe and males fight those who intrude on their territory
Video examples
It's a Badger Brawl PIPE...
life at the top is not easy challenges from younger males can come from within the family or outside an intruding male has ventured into the territory
Video examples
ONE HOUR of Amazing...
heads the mudskippers keep a lookout for both friend and foe and males fight those who intrude on their territory
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
heads the mudskippers keep a lookout for both friend and foe and males fight those who intrude on their territory
Video examples
Aquatic Animals Take To...
heads the mudskippers keep a lookout for both friend and foe and males fight those who intrude on their territory
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Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
My private history in terms of people in my life who are dead is very easy to discuss. I don't feel those people can be threatened or intruded upon now. But I am enormously protective of the people who are currently in my life, my existing friends and family. That is where the curtain is drawn.
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Jed Mercurio
British Writer
I love to do things that kind of mess with the movie formula that you can always find the right place to park; you've always got a phone signal. And I think audiences really respond to the limitations of real life when they intrude on drama.
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Peter Carey
Australian Novelist
I have written a memoir here and there, and that takes its own form of selfishness and courage. However, generally speaking, I have no interest in writing about my own life or intruding in the privacy of those around me.
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Kristin Gore
American Author
It's all discipline and schedule for me. I mean, it's very easy to get distracted by the real world and things that intrude constantly, and it takes dedication to live totally in your head and be tuned out.
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Eric Bogosian
American Actor
The world intrudes in my brain daily. Since my brain is dripping with all kinds of stuff that's out there in the world, that I can't seem to be able to shut out, it has to end up being in my work as well.
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James Arness
American Actor
The kids don't really have any part of my television life. Fortunately, there aren't many times when show business intrudes on our family existence.
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Epicurus
Greek Philosopher
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
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Jodie Foster
American Actress
I don't like the outside world to intrude when I'm making a film. I like to either see my family or work, but I don't like to go out.
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Ingrid Bergman
Swedish Actress
I don't think anyone has the right to intrude in your life, but they do. I would like people to separate the actress and the woman.
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Nicholas Winton
British Activist
I've always enjoyed doing work that intrudes, or helps people.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
My private history in terms of people in my life who are dead is very easy to discuss. I don't feel those people can be threatened or intruded upon now. But I am enormously protective of the people who are currently in my life, my existing friends and family. That is where the curtain is drawn.
Quote examples
Jed Mercurio
British Writer
I love to do things that kind of mess with the movie formula that you can always find the right place to park; you've always got a phone signal. And I think audiences really respond to the limitations of real life when they intrude on drama.
Quote examples
Peter Carey
Australian Novelist
I have written a memoir here and there, and that takes its own form of selfishness and courage. However, generally speaking, I have no interest in writing about my own life or intruding in the privacy of those around me.
Quote examples
Kristin Gore
American Author
It's all discipline and schedule for me. I mean, it's very easy to get distracted by the real world and things that intrude constantly, and it takes dedication to live totally in your head and be tuned out.
Quote examples
Eric Bogosian
American Actor
The world intrudes in my brain daily. Since my brain is dripping with all kinds of stuff that's out there in the world, that I can't seem to be able to shut out, it has to end up being in my work as well.
Quote examples
James Arness
American Actor
The kids don't really have any part of my television life. Fortunately, there aren't many times when show business intrudes on our family existence.
Quote examples
Epicurus
Greek Philosopher
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
Quote examples
Jodie Foster
American Actress
I don't like the outside world to intrude when I'm making a film. I like to either see my family or work, but I don't like to go out.
Quote examples
Ingrid Bergman
Swedish Actress
I don't think anyone has the right to intrude in your life, but they do. I would like people to separate the actress and the woman.
Quote examples
Nicholas Winton
British Activist
I've always enjoyed doing work that intrudes, or helps people.
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