ə̇n.ˈtrüzhən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English intrusioun invasion, usurpation, from Middle French intrusion act of intruding, from Medieval Latin intrusion-, intrusio, from Latin intrusus (past participle of intrudere to intrude) + -ion-, -io -ion
: the act of intruding or the state of being intruded: as
a.
(1) : the entry of a stranger after a particular estate of freehold is determined before the person who holds it in remainder or reversion has taken possession
(2) : the act of wrongfully entering upon, seizing, or taking possession of the property of another (as in trespassing upon crown lands or in the usurpation of an office)
b. : a trespassing or encroachment : an undesirable or unwelcome bringing in or entering
the fire replenished, and the house shut against intrusion — Mary Austin
that other shattering of illusion which comes by way of the intrusion of fact — J.L.Lowes
resented the man's intrusion upon his privacy
c. : a settlement of a minister in a parish against the wishes of the parishioners
d.
(1) : the forcible entry of molten rock or magma into or between other rock formations ; also : the body of igneous rock resulting from solidification of the intruded magma
(2) : the plastic injection of masses of salt into overlying rocks ; also : the intruded salt