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Synonyms for obtrusion


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh b-troo-zhuh n
Phonetic Transcription : əbˈtru ʒən

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Définition of obtrusion

Origin :
  • 1570s, from Latin obtrusionem (nominative obtrusio), noun of action from past participle stem of obtrudere (see obtrude).
  • noun trespass
  • noun meddling
Example sentences :
  • Nothing is so odious as the obtrusion of technic in any work of art.
  • Extract from : « Great Pianists on Piano Playing » by James Francis Cooke
  • For it was this obtrusion of a personality that vaguely troubled him.
  • Extract from : « Cressy » by Bret Harte
  • There is no obtrusion of the police or the military, as in Paris or Vienna.
  • Extract from : « From Egypt to Japan » by Henry M. Field
  • But the merits of a class are not best seen by the obtrusion of its more eminent members, but by the average.
  • Extract from : « Hugh Miller » by William Keith Leask
  • The young man was plainly astonished, disconcerted as well by the obtrusion of a sordid detail into the tragedy of the time.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • All throughout He has been speaking with authority, but has, as usual, avoided the obtrusion of His personal prerogative.
  • Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew » by John Monro Gibson
  • The obtrusion of the French language during the reign of Napoleon had no effect.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 » by Various
  • You may take ham to appease hunger, or you may take it to prevent the obtrusion of that vulgar sensation.
  • Extract from : « For Fortune and Glory » by Lewis Hough
  • Mr. Herrington objected to the obtrusion of such trifling matter upon the House, which had business to do.
  • Extract from : « History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) » by Various
  • I have no right to mar the great end of a great history, by any obtrusion of my own weak self.
  • Extract from : « Dombey and Son » by Charles Dickens
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