intrusion

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of entering a place or situation where you are not wanted.

   She felt the constant phone calls were an unwelcome intrusion.

2. 2
   noun

   Entry into someone's property or privacy without the right or permission to do so.

   The new law protects citizens from government intrusion into their private lives.

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

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