OBTRUDE


Meaning of OBTRUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɒbtru:d ]

( obtrudes, obtruding, obtruded)

When something obtrudes or when you obtrude it, it becomes noticeable in an undesirable way. ( LITERARY )

A 40 watt bulb would be quite sufficient and would not obtrude...

Gertrude now clearly felt that she had obtruded her sorrow...

He didn’t want to obtrude on her privacy.

VERB : V , V n , V on n

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