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intrusiveness

intrusiveness

3 7.2
The act of entering or interfering in someone's private life without being invited
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈtruːsɪvnəs/
translation icon : intrusividad
  • 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.

Examples

  • The intrusiveness of the questions made the interviewee uncomfortable during the process.

  • 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

intrusion
vsintrusiveness
85 6.6

Entering a place or someone's private life without permission

is the general quality of entering or interfering rather than a single act
nosiness
vsintrusiveness
1 5.1

Being too interested in other people's private lives

is broader unwanted interference, not limited to mere curious questioning
invasiveness
vsintrusiveness
1 7.8

The amount a person, company, or device intrudes into people's private lives

is the general unwelcome interference across situations, not only privacy invasion
obtrusiveness
vsintrusiveness
1 7.8

Being too noticeable in a way that makes people uncomfortable

focuses on entering or interfering rather than simply being noticeable
officiousness
vsintrusiveness
1 9.2

A way of trying to help that people do not want and find annoying

is the general unwelcome interference not specifically framed as unwanted help
obtrusion
vsintrusiveness
8.8

An unwelcome act of putting someone or something into a situation

is the broader quality of unwanted entry or interference rather than the forced act
snoopiness
vsintrusiveness
8.7

A habit of trying to find out other people's private things

covers unwelcome interference more broadly, not only prying for information
meddlesomeness
vsintrusiveness
7.9

A habit of interfering in other people's affairs

is the overall quality of unwelcome intrusion rather than a specific interfering habit

How Intrusive

pushiness
1 6.1
intrusiveness
3 7.2
restraint
122 4.8
discretion
57 4.6

Surface Forms

intrusiveness singular

Morphology

intrusiveness = intrusive (transparent) = intrude + ive + ness

Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'intrusive', so the meaning is directly the quality of being intrusive.

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.