What is the meaning of intruding?

verb

  • Enter uninvited.
    • usage: "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room"
  • Enter unlawfully on someone's property.
    • usage: "Don't trespass on my land"
  • Search or inquire in a meddlesome way.
    • usage: "This guy is always nosing around the office"
  • Thrust oneself in as if by force.
    • usage: "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"

adjective

  • Projecting inward. .
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