intrusive

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈtrusɪv/ UK /ɪnˈtruːsɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
intruding or encroaching where not welcome; obtrusive

The reporters' intrusive questions upset the grieving family.

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Synonyms

1 adj · intruding or encroaching... obtrusiveinvasivemeddlesome interfering prying encroaching

Opposites

unobtrusive retiring discreet

Word family

Forms intrusively

Derived forms intrusivelyintrusiveness

Related forms intrude intrusion intruder

Etymology

From Latin intrusus, past participle of intrudere 'to thrust in' (from in- 'in' plus trudere 'to thrust'), plus the suffix -ive.

intrudere Latin trudere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# intrusive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtrusɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtruːsɪv/

## Meanings
1. intruding or encroaching where not welcome; obtrusive

## Examples
- The reporters' intrusive questions upset the grieving family.

## Synonyms
- obtrusive
- invasive
- meddlesome
- interfering
- prying
- encroaching

## Antonyms
- unobtrusive
- retiring
- discreet

## Derived Forms
- intrusively
- intrusiveness

## Related Forms
- intrude
- intrusion
- intruder

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: intrudere
- Root: trudere

## Etymology
From Latin intrusus, past participle of intrudere 'to thrust in' (from in- 'in' plus trudere 'to thrust'), plus the suffix -ive.

## AI Etymology
Intrusive comes from Latin intrusus, past participle of intrudere 'to thrust in' (from in- 'in' plus trudere 'to thrust'), plus the suffix -ive. The etymological trail includes Latin intrudere and Latin trudere. As an adjective, intrusive means intruding or encroaching where not welcome; obtrusive. The same family is visible in derived forms such as intrusively and intrusiveness and related forms such as intrude, intrusion, and intruder.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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