intrusion

«intrusion» in Mova's school dictionary: when someone comes into a place or situation where they… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an intrusion, intrusions; uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) An intrusion is when someone comes into a place or situation where they are not wanted or allowed. tree →

2) Intrusion into someone's private life is not respecting their privacy. tree →

3) (science) An intrusion is rock that pushed into other rock while melted. tree →

sense in the lessons

Privacy lessons and internet safety (intrusion into private life), stories (an intrusion in the night), news, geology.

examples

• Sorry for the intrusion, but dinner is ready. tree →
• Reading her diary was an intrusion into her privacy. tree →
• The alarm sounds if there is an intrusion. tree →
• The reporters' intrusion upset the family. tree →
• Granite can form an intrusion in older rock. tree →
• The noise was an unwelcome intrusion. tree →

note

Verb: intrude; adjective: intrusive; person: intruder.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «intrusion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.