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intrusion

int·ru·sion

UK/ɪnˈtɹuːʒən/ US/ˌɪˈntruʒʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

any entry into an area not previously occupied

  • “an invasion of tourists”
  • “an invasion of locusts”
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2.

entrance by force or without permission or welcome

3.

the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation

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Origin

From Middle English intrusioun, from Old French intrusion, from Medieval Latin intrūsiō, from intrūdō, from Latin in- + trūdō.

Phrases

  • intrusion fantasy
  • layered intrusion

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