intrusion

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪnˈtɹuːʒən/ See IPA manual

Freq #12987

Meanings

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

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.

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Synonyms

2 noun · entry into someone's... encroachment trespass violation

Word family

Forms intrusions

Derived forms antiintrusioncyberintrusionintrusionalintrusionismintrusionistnonintrusionnonintrusionist

Related forms intrude intruder intrusive

Etymology

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

*trewd- Proto-Indo-European intrusioun Middle English intrusion Old French intrūsiō la-med in- Latin

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# intrusion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtɹuːʒən/
**Frequency rank:** 12987

## Meanings
1. The act of entering a place or situation where you are not wanted.
2. Entry into someone's property or privacy without the right or permission to do so.

## Examples
- She felt the constant phone calls were an unwelcome intrusion.
- The new law protects citizens from government intrusion into their private lives.

## Derived Forms
- antiintrusion
- cyberintrusion
- intrusional
- intrusionism
- intrusionist
- nonintrusion
- nonintrusionist

## Related Forms
- intrude
- intruder
- intrusive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *trewd-
- Root: intrusioun
- Root: intrusion
- Root: intrūsiō
- Root: in-

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

## AI Etymology
Intrusion comes from Middle English intrusioun, from Old French intrusion, from Medieval Latin intrūsiō, from intrūdō, from Latin in- + trūdō. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. The historical line also includes *trewd-.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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