Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intrude

/ɪnˈtɹuːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: in-trude
IPA: /ɪnˈtɹuːd/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.

Intransitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another"
"The noise of machinery intruded on an otherwise quiet morning."
"Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them."
"An American "SR-71" high-speed and high-altitude reconnaissance plane intruded 33 miles within the military security line east of Kosong County of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea yesterday for espionage and hostile acts, according to KCNA."

Etymology

From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).

Word Breakdown

Root: *trewd-

Usage

Inflected Forms

intrudes (present, singular) intruding (participle, present) intruded (participle, past) intruded (past)

Derived Forms

intrudable intruder intrudingly nonintruding reintrude unintruding

Frequently Paired Words

intrusion invade

Synonyms

barge in obtrude irrupt horn in pry nose poke trespass

Rhymes With

food include non-food you'd dude mood viewed rude reviewed renewed crude nude

Questions

How do you pronounce intrude?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɹuːd/.
What does intrude mean?: To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
Where does intrude come from?: From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).

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