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intrusive
/ɪnˈtɹuːsɪv/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Causing unwanted attention or entering a private situation.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailepenthetic
Examples
I don't want to be intrusive, but is everything all right?
Stop asking these intrusive questions!
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Synonyms
- 3
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsOf rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.
Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.
Designating a type of collection in which each item keeps track of what collection it is in, rather than the more conventional approach of a collection keeping track of what items it contains. An intrusive collection does not "own" its contents and a single item can be part of multiple intrusive collections.
More examples
In contextDid it ever cross your mind that he might find all those questions you ask intrusive?
an intrusive linked list
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Origin
adjective
Back-formation from intrusion, + -ive.