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intrusive

5 definitions • 9 examples
1
affecting someone in a way that annoys them and makes them feel uncomfortable:

Examples:

She found some of the interviewer's questions intrusive.
Investigative journalists are using ever more intrusive methods to reveal stories that are not in the public interest.
intrusive thoughts Obsessions are repetitive and intrusive thoughts, impulses, or images that cause marked anxiety.
intrusive lighting
2
Intrusive rock is formed when hot liquid rock cools and becomes solid inside the earth's crust (= outer layer). :

Examples:

Granite is an intrusive igneous rock, that is formed from magma underground.
The thickness of the magmatic rocks, both intrusive and extrusive, varies from place to place.
3
An intrusive sound is one put between words to make them easier to say. :

Examples:

Intrusive r is a phenomenon common to many dialects of English.
An intrusive /p/ is sometimes wrongly inserted between /m/ and another consonant, as in "something".
4
being involved in a situation where you are not wanted or do not belong:

Examples:

He’s fought for less intrusive government.
5
(of hot melted rock) flowing into layers or cracks of rocks that already exist:

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