obtrude upon

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to intrude on someone or something in an unwelcome way

   Prepositional verb · Inseparable

   obtrude upon someone/something

   Usage: The person or private situation intruded upon follows upon: obtrude upon their grief, obtrude upon them. Keep the preposition before its complement.

   She did not wish to obtrude upon the family's private conversation.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   She did not wish to obtrude upon the family's private conversation.

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