Words from this root (9)
threat
B1
/θɹet/
A statement that you will hurt or punish someone, especially if they do not do what you want.
threaten
B2
/ˈθrɛtən/
To say that you will hurt or punish someone, especially to make them do what you want.
intruder
B2
/ənˈtɹudɚ/
Someone who enters a place or property without permission.
intrude
B2
/ɪnˈtɹuːd/
To come into a place or situation where you are not wanted or invited.
intrusion
B2
/ɪnˈtɹuːʒən/
The act of entering a place or situation where you are not wanted.
unobtrusive
C2
/ˌʌnəbˈtɹusɪv/
Not easily noticed; quiet and not drawing attention.
protrusion
C2
/pɹəˈtɹuːʒən/
Something that sticks out from a surface; a bulge.
protrude
C2
/pɹəˈtɹud/
To stick out beyond a surface or edge.
abstruse
C2+
/æbˈstruːs/
difficult to understand; obscure and recondite