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# intrusion

noun (an intrusion, intrusions; uncountable)

«intrusion» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An intrusion is when someone comes into a place or situation where they are not wanted or allowed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrusion/#m1)
2. Intrusion into someone's private life is not respecting their privacy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrusion/#m2)
3. (science) An intrusion is rock that pushed into other rock while melted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrusion/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrusion/#x1)
- Reading her diary was an intrusion into her privacy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrusion/#x2)
- The alarm sounds if there is an intrusion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrusion/#x3)
- The reporters' intrusion upset the family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrusion/#x4)
- Granite can form an intrusion in older rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrusion/#x5)
- The noise was an unwelcome intrusion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrusion/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «intrusion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intrusion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«intrusion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intrusion.html) on Mova free.