intrusion

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English intrusioun, from Old French intrusion, from Medieval Latin intrūsiō, from intrūdō, from Latin in- + trūdō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɹuːʒən/ Rhymes: -uːʒən === Noun === intrusion (countable and uncountable, plural intrusions) The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding. (geology) Magma forced into other rock formations; the rock formed when such magma solidifies. A structure that lies within a historic district but is nonhistoric and irrelevant to the district. (phonology) The insertion of a phoneme into the pronunciation of a word despite its absence from the spelling. (e.g. intrusive r) (psychology) An involuntarily arising idea or memory that is nuisant and falsifies an accurate impression of the world. Hyponyms: intrusive thought, confabulation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “intrusion”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “intrusion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin intrūsiō, from intrūdō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁy.zjɔ̃/ === Noun === intrusion f (plural intrusions) intrusion ==== Related terms ==== intrus extrusion === Further reading === “intrusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012