intrusion

in-tru-sion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The action of intruding; unwelcome entry.

  2. 2.

    A thing that intrudes or encroaches.

  3. 3.

    (Geology) The movement of magma into existing rock.

Forms

plural: intrusions

Related words

Antonyms: retreat, withdrawal
See also: intrude, intruder, invasion
Synonyms: encroachment, invasion, trespass

Etymology

From Latin intrusio "a thrusting in," from intrudere "to thrust in."