obtrude

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to force oneself, one's opinions, or something else upon people where it is unwelcome

   He did not wish to obtrude his private grief on the celebration.

2. 2
   verb

   to become noticeable or present in an intrusive or unwelcome way

   Unpleasant memories continued to obtrude on her thoughts.

From Latin obtrudere ('to thrust toward or against'), formed from ob- ('toward, against') + trudere ('to thrust'). English developed both a transitive sense, forcing something upon another person, and an intransitive sense, becoming offensively prominent or intrusive.

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