intrusive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈtɹuːsɪv/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Back-formation from intrusion, + -ive.
Meanings
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Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.
Did it ever cross your mind that he might find all those questions you ask intrusive?
- Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.
- epenthetic
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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.
an intrusive linked list
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more intrusive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most intrusive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
intrusive thought · intrusiveness · intrusive r · nonintrusive · intrusively
Synonyms
interrupting · uninvited · unwelcome · disturbing
Translations (30)
fi tunkeileva (tending to intrude) · de aufdringlich (tending to intrude) · he התערב (tending to intrude) · ru вторга́ющийся (tending to intrude) · es intrusista (tending to intrude) · sh ometajući (tending to intrude) · mk на́паден (tending to intrude) · de intrusiv (forced between layers of rocks) · ru навя́зчивый (tending to intrude) · ru интрузи́вный (forced between layers of rocks) · es zampón (tending to intrude) · pl natrętny (tending to intrude) · sh nametljiv (tending to intrude) · nl intrusief (tending to intrude) · sh intrudiran (forced between layers of rocks) · fi tungetteleva (tending to intrude) · ca intrús (tending to intrude) · ru назо́йливый (tending to intrude) · tr rahatsız edici (tending to intrude) · es intruso (tending to intrude) · fr intrusif (tending to intrude) · mk на́метлив (tending to intrude) · mi rāroto (forced between layers of rocks) · ca intrusiu (forced between layers of rocks) · pt intrusivo (tending to intrude) · es intrusivo (tending to intrude) · bg натрапчив (tending to intrude) · fi intrusiivinen (forced between layers of rocks) · mk на́траплив (tending to intrude) · sh intruzivan (tending to intrude)