verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪnˈtɹuːd/
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rhymes with -uːd
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another
The noise of machinery intruded on an otherwise quiet morning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: barge in
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To force in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
thrust oneself in as if by force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The colors don't intrude on the viewer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: obtrude
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inflict, bring down, visit, impose
4
verb
Meaning 4
enter uninvited
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
They intruded on our dinner party
She irrupted into our sitting room
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: irrupt
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
Narrower terms: break in, bother, barge in, crash, gate-crash, move in on
5
verb
Meaning 5
search or inquire in a meddlesome way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
This guy is always nosing around the office
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: horn in, pry, nose, poke
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: search, look
6
verb
Meaning 6
enter unlawfully on someone's property
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Don't trespass on my land!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trespass
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
Narrower terms: break in, break
History
Etymology
From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَطَفَّلَ
(taṭaffala)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Arabic:
تَدَخَّلَ
(tadaḵḵala)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Bulgarian:
нахълтвам
(nahǎltvam)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Bulgarian:
натрапвам се
(natrapvam se)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Chinese Mandarin:
侵入
(qīnrù)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Chinese Mandarin:
打擾 /打扰
(dǎrǎo)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Chinese Mandarin:
闖入 /闯入
(chuǎngrù)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Dutch:
binnendringen
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Dutch:
storen
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Esperanto:
altrudiĝi
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Esperanto:
trudi
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Finnish:
tunkeutua
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Finnish:
tuppautua
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Georgian:
ჩარევა
(čareva)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
German:
eindringen
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
German:
stören
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
German:
sich eindrängen
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Gothic:
𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽
(drōbjan)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Hungarian:
behatol
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Hungarian:
befurakodik
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Ido:
tedar
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Indonesian:
menyusup
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Italian:
irrompere
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Japanese:
侵す
(okasu)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Japanese:
押しつける
(oshitsukeru)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Japanese:
侵入する
(shinnyū-suru)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Khmer:
ជ្រៀតជ្រែក
(criətcrɛɛk)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Lao:
ບຸ
(bu)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Latin:
interveniō
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Lithuanian:
įsibrauti
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Māori:
maoho
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Māori:
kōkuhu
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Norwegian Bokmål:
trenge inn
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Norwegian Nynorsk:
trenge inn
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Norwegian Nynorsk:
trengje inn
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Portuguese:
invadir
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Russian:
меша́ть
(mešátʹ)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Russian:
вторга́ться
(vtorgátʹsja)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Russian:
навя́зываться
(navjázyvatʹsja)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Spanish:
meterse
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Spanish:
intrusarse
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Spanish:
intrusear
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Swedish:
inkräkta
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Telugu:
చొరబడు
(corabaḍu)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Ukrainian:
вдира́тися
(vdyrátysja)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Ukrainian:
вде́ртися
(vdértysja)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Ukrainian:
вторга́тися
(vtorhátysja)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Ukrainian:
вто́ргнутися
(vtórhnutysja)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Ukrainian:
нав'я́зуватися
(navʺjázuvatysja)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Ukrainian:
нав'яза́тися
(navʺjazátysja)
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
Vietnamese:
xâm phạm
— to enter without welcome; to encroach
