Meaning & use
intrusion
The act of entering a place, situation, or someone's privacy without permission or welcome.
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The journalist's questions about her divorce felt like an unwelcome intrusion.
Sensors were installed to detect any intrusion into the restricted area.
A note on using this word
Often follows "an" and precedes "into" or "on," as in "an intrusion into their privacy" or "an intrusion on their time."
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