intrusion | ||
1. | [ noun ] any entry into an area not previously occupied | |
Synonyms: | encroachment invasion | |
Examples: | "an invasion of tourists" "an invasion of locusts" "a viral invasion" |
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Related terms: | entrance encroach | |
2. | [ noun ] entrance by force or without permission or welcome | |
Related terms: | entrance | |
3. | [ noun ] (geology) rock produced by an intrusive process | |
Related terms: | rock | |
4. | [ noun ] (geology) the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation | |
Related terms: | geological_process | |
5. | [ noun ] entry to another's property without right or permission | |
Synonyms: | violation encroachment usurpation trespass | |
Related terms: | wrongdoing inroad trespass encroach | |
Similar spelling: |
intrusive intrude_on intron intrust in_terms_of introversion intromission intransigent in_turn intruding intrinsic indris introitus intrude intrinsical |