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intrude.

To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪnˈtɹuːd/
  1. To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.

    intransitive
    to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another
    The noise of machinery intruded on an otherwise quiet morning.
  2. To force in.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).

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