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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · intruding or encroaching... obtrusiveinvasivemeddlesomeinterferingpryingencroaching ↔ Opposites unobtrusiveretiringdiscreet Word family Forms intrusively Derived forms intrusivelyintrusiveness Related forms intrudeintrusionintruder Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown