Associations to the word «Intrude»

Wiktionary

INTRUDE, verb. To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.

Dictionary definition

INTRUDE, verb. Enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room".
INTRUDE, verb. Enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!".
INTRUDE, verb. Search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office".
INTRUDE, verb. Thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats