intrusiveness
- noun
- /ɪnˈtruːsɪvnəs/
- Some people find the intrusiveness of unsolicited advice to be quite annoying.
- the intrusiveness of the search
- illness intrusiveness
There's also the sense that you don't have time or activities separate from them, and the ultimate intrusiveness maybe into your time.
- There's also the sense that you don't have time or activities separate from them, and the ultimate intrusiveness maybe into your time.
Examples
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The intrusiveness of the questions made the interviewee uncomfortable during the process.
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The court then weighs that against the intrusiveness of the search and the employer's justification.
Academic text (2000) -
Yet the right sort of intervention is required if we ever hope to reduce the size and intrusiveness of government.
Academic text (1998) -
A higher score indicates more illness intrusiveness.
Academic text (2006) -
The Clinton plan's intrusiveness is highlighted by an analysis done by the National Taxpayers Union.
Academic text (1994) -
Four factors are often used to assess effectiveness: accuracy, cost, effort, and intrusiveness.
Academic text (2003) -
Careful use of this function reduces the intrusiveness of the monitor to negligible levels for most important cases.
Academic text (1994) -
The time has come to reduce the presence of, you know, boots in Afghanistan... to reduce the intrusiveness into the daily Afghan life.
Academic text (2011) -
The more serious the violation, the wider the scope and the greater the intrusiveness of the search allowed (James, 1994).
Academic text (2000) -
Regression analysis revealed significant associations between coping styles and illness intrusiveness.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
Entering a place or someone's private life without permission
Being too interested in other people's private lives
The amount a person, company, or device intrudes into people's private lives
Being too noticeable in a way that makes people uncomfortable
A way of trying to help that people do not want and find annoying
An unwelcome act of putting someone or something into a situation
A habit of trying to find out other people's private things
A habit of interfering in other people's affairs
How Intrusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Intrusiveness comes from the prefix in- meaning 'into' and a root that means 'push', like the English verb thrust. So intrusiveness is the quality of 'pushing into' someone's space or life without welcome.