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Etymology
Origin of obtrusion
1570–80; < Late Latin obtrūsiōn- (stem of obtrūsiō ), equivalent to Latin obtrūs ( us ) ( obtrūd ( ere ) to obtrude + tus past participle suffix, with dt > s ) + -iōn- -ion
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This, however, was a different order of obtrusion.
From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2011
The obtrusion of these two dead women upon Poe's subliminal nature is seen in the self-frustration of incipient amours before his marriage with a "consumptive angel" of 13, Virginia Clemm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Equally important is inappropriateness: "the linking of disparates, the collision of different mental spheres, the obtrusion into one context of what belongs in another."
From Time Magazine Archive
The aeronaut, a little offended at his obtrusion, sharply replied, "No, Sir, I will not; I beg that you will retire."
From The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. by Carr, John, Sir
But from whatever source they may have been drawn, or whatever wit there might be in their original position, the obtrusion of them into decent society is an unwarrantable piece of impertinence.
From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence
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