Synonyms for obtrude

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uhb-trood

Phonetic Transcription : əbˈtrud

Définition of obtrude

Origin : 1550s, from Latin obtrudere "to thrust into, press upon," from ob "toward" (see ob-) + trudere "to thrust" (see extrusion). Related: Obtruded; obtruding.

verb thrust outward

Example sentences :

Now, with Wilson as he was, was no time to obtrude his own story.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Style should not obtrude between a writer and his reader; it should be servant, not master.
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

I felt that to obtrude my consolations on her then would only serve to aggravate her sufferings.
Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte

She would not have dared to obtrude into the negotiations which seemed at hand.
Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

He will not obtrude his views on others, but speak his mind freely when occasion calls for it.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

But still—a new thought had begun to obtrude itself unwelcomely.
Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

"I had really no intention to obtrude my curiosity so far," said Dunn, apologizing.
Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever

I have no right to obtrude upon you with these, but I think you will pity me.
Extract from : « Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I (of II) » by Edmund Downey

Then came the thought—and how strange that such a thought should obtrude at such a time!
Extract from : « Tales Of The Trains » by Charles James Lever

I give you my word that I will not obtrude upon you in any way.
Extract from : « Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels » by Stephen Leacock

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