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Noun: intrusion  in'troo-zhun
  1. Entrance by force or without permission or welcome
    "The intrusion of the paparazzi ruined the celebrity's private moment"
     
  2. Entry to another's property without right or permission
    "The hikers were unaware of their intrusion onto private land";
    - trespass, encroachment, violation, usurpation
     
  3. Any entry into an area not previously occupied
    "an intrusion of tourists";
    - invasion, encroachment
     
  4. Act or process of interfering in the affairs of others when it is unwanted or annoying
    "she was annoyed by the neighbour's intrusion";
    - interference, meddling
     
  5. The forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation
    "The intrusion of magma created unique geological formations in the area"
     
  6. Rock produced by an intrusive process
    "The geologist studied the granite intrusion in the metamorphic rock"

Derived forms: intrusions

Type of: actus reus, entrance, entry, geologic process, geological process, incoming, ingress, misconduct, rock, stone, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct

Encyclopedia: Intrusion