in·tru·sion

[in-troo-zhuhn]
noun
1.
an act or instance of intruding.
2.
the state of being intruded.
3.
Law.
a.
an illegal act of entering, seizing, or taking possession of another's property.
b.
a wrongful entry after the determination of a particular estate, made before the remainderman or reversioner has entered.
4.
Geology.
a.
emplacement of molten rock in preexisting rock.
b.
plutonic rock emplaced in this manner.
c.
a process analogous to magmatic intrusion, as the injection of a plug of salt into sedimentary rocks.
d.
the matter forced in.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin intrūsiōn- (stem of intrūsiō), equivalent to Latin intrūs(us), past participle of intrūdere to intrude (equivalent to intrūd- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt < s) + -iōn- -ion

in·tru·sion·al, adjective
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intrusion (ɪnˈtruːʒən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the act or an instance of intruding; an unwelcome visit, interjection, etc: an intrusion on one's privacy
2.  a.  the movement of magma from within the earth's crust into spaces in the overlying strata to form igneous rock
 b.  any igneous rock formed in this way
3.  property law an unlawful entry onto land by a stranger after determination of a particular estate of freehold and before the remainderman or reversioner has made entry
 
in'trusional
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

intrusion
late 14c., from O.Fr. intrusion, from M.L. intrusionem (nom. intrusio) "a thrusting in," from L. intrusus, pp. of intrudere, from in- "in" + trudere "to thrust, push" (see extrusion). Intrude is first recorded 1530s.
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Science Dictionary
intrusion   (ĭn-tr'zhən)  Pronunciation Key 
The movement of magma through cracks in underground rocks within the Earth, usually in an upward direction. ◇ Rocks that form from the underground cooling of magma are generally coarse-grained (because they cool slowly so that large crystals have time to grow) and are called intrusive rocks. Compare extrusion.
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Example sentences
More important, no matter how noble the purpose, a worm is an unauthorized
  intrusion.
We need a change in this country, and it's a change to smaller government with
  less intrusion into our lives.
Llamas and alpacas are naturally inquisitive, and intolerant of intrusion into
  their space.
Any intrusion may be validated by the danger of terrorism.
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