obtrusion

American  

[uhb-troo-zhuhn] / əbˈtru ʒən /

noun

1. the act of obtruding.

2. something obtruded.

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Other Word Forms

• obtrusionist noun
• preobtrusion noun

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

Example Sentences

President Trump did for the Tuesday debate what he has done for the political life of the country in his four years: supply as much rampaging volume, custom-busting obtrusion and outright fiction as necessary to impose his will on the proceedings.

From New York Times

There is no obtrusion of the police or the military, as in Paris or Vienna.

From Project Gutenberg

It is therefore difficult to gain large general views of Seville, unless one ascends the Giralda, while the obtrusion of modern dwelling-houses and stores often mars the view of fine public edifices.

From Project Gutenberg

IF the reader will pardon an unconventional obtrusion upon his attention for a brief moment, he may be interested to follow somewhat the train of thought in the artist's mind prior to his beginning to illustrate this book.

From Project Gutenberg

Gottfried’s poem, in other words, is free from the obtrusion of those subjective elements which are in so high a degree characteristic of Parzival; in spite of the tragic character of the story, Tristan is radiant and serene, and yet uncontaminated by that tone of frivolity which the Renaissance introduced into love stories of this kind.

From Project Gutenberg