intrude

in-trude · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To put oneself deliberately into a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited.

  2. 2.

    To enter with disruptive or adverse effect.

Related words

Antonyms: retreat, withdraw
See also: intruder, intrusion, trespass
Synonyms: encroach, invade, trespass

Etymology

From Latin intrudere "to thrust in," from in- "in" + trudere "to thrust."