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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/
: 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
84 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
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
nosiness
vsintrusiveness
1 5.1

Being too interested in other people's private lives

is broader unwanted interference, not limited to mere curious questioning
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
snoopiness
vsintrusiveness
1 8.7

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

covers unwelcome interference more broadly, not only prying for information
obtrusion
vsintrusiveness
1 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
meddlesomeness
vsintrusiveness
1 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
96 4.8
discretion
58 4.6

Surface Forms

intrusiveness singular
intrusivenesses plural

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.