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intrusive

[in-troo-siv]

adjective

  1. tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome.

    intrusive memories of a lost love.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,
  2. characterized by or involving intrusion.

  3. intruding; thrusting in.

  4. Geology.Ìý

    1. (of a rock) having been forced between preexisting rocks or rock layers while in a molten or plastic condition.

    2. noting or pertaining to plutonic rocks.

  5. Phonetics.Ìýexcrescent.



intrusive

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adjective

  1. characterized by intrusion or tending to intrude

  2. (of igneous rocks) formed by intrusion Compare extrusive

  3. 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

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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
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of intrusive1

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; intrusion, -ive
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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.

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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.

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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€

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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.

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"It is a very low humming, droning, pulsating noise. It's incredibly intrusive and distressing," she said.

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