🔔 Unwelcome thing 🚪 Forcing in

obtrusion

9.1

An unwelcome thing like a loud sound or ad that disturbs people

noun
/əbˈtruːʒən/

: intrusión

Many users complained that pop-up ads were a constant obtrusion on the website.

Examples

The loud music was an unwelcome obtrusion during the meeting.
The loud ringtone was an obtrusion during the quiet meeting.
He apologized for the obtrusion and quickly left the room.
What an obtrusion!
The loud ringtone was an obtrusion during the quiet meeting.
Many users complained that pop-up ads were a constant obtrusion on the website.
The loud music was an unwelcome obtrusion during the meeting.

How Intrusive

invasion

52 4.2

intrusion

85 6.6

obtrusion

9.1

imposition

15 6.4

encroachment

4 7.4

Surface Forms

obtrusion singular

obtrusions plural

Morphology

obtrusion = obtrude (semi-transparent) = ob + trude + sion

Formed by regular nominalization of the verb 'obtrude' with '-sion', but the verb/root are relatively rare and the prefix 'ob-' and root 'trude' may be unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

Obtrusion comes from the Latin parts ob- 'against' and trudere 'to push', the same root as intrude, so think of a loud ringtone or a pop-up ad being pushed into a quiet moment. So, an obtrusion is something unwanted that has been put into a place or time.