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intrusive
[in-troo-siv]
adjective
tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome.
intrusive memories of a lost love.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,characterized by or involving intrusion.
intruding; thrusting in.
Geology.Ìý
(of a rock) having been forced between preexisting rocks or rock layers while in a molten or plastic condition.
noting or pertaining to plutonic rocks.
Phonetics.Ìýexcrescent.
intrusive
/ ɪ²Ôˈ³Ù°ù³Ü˲õɪ±¹ /
adjective
characterized by intrusion or tending to intrude
(of igneous rocks) formed by intrusion Compare extrusive
phonetics relating to or denoting a speech sound that is introduced into a word or piece of connected speech for a phonetic rather than a historical or grammatical reason, such as the (r) often pronounced between idea and of in the idea of it
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- intrusively adverb
- intrusiveness noun
- nonintrusive adjective
- nonintrusively adverb
- unintrusive adjective
- unintrusively adverb
- ¾±²Ôˈ³Ù°ù³Ü²õ¾±±¹±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ¾±²Ôˈ³Ù°ù³Ü²õ¾±±¹±ð±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of intrusive1
Example Sentences
The address is in fact an agent for incorporating firms - registering them legally - in Delaware, a state known for a less intrusive approach to company transparency.
And in some cases, people can react to these experiences in a similar way as they do to a traumatic event, with flashbacks, intrusive thoughts and emotional instability, Jungaberle said.
In June 2023, the lawsuit says, the stunt performer began therapy to deal with “intrusive distressing memories of the traumatic event, sleep disturbance, fears of intimacy, and anxiety.â€
I imagined that those actual flashback scenes were memories of hers that just were intrusive thoughts as she was trying to focus on her mission.
"It is a very low humming, droning, pulsating noise. It's incredibly intrusive and distressing," she said.
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