OBTRUDE


Meaning of OBTRUDE in English

/ əbˈtruːd; NAmE / verb

obtrude (sth / yourself) (on / upon sb) ( formal ) to become or make sth/yourself noticed, especially in a way that is not wanted :

[ v ]

Music from the next room obtruded upon his thoughts.

[also vn ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin obtrudere , from ob- towards + trudere to push.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.