verb
obtrude
Obtrude (verb) means to push or force something on someone, or into a place, without being asked.
verb
1
To push or force something on someone, or into a place, without being asked.
2
To appear or force its way in where it is not wanted.
"In such a very chronological book, though, small anachronisms do obtrude."
— Colin Greenland, The Guardian (2010)
3
To push yourself into a conversation or situation uninvited.
"As 1968 began to ebb into 1969, however, and as “anticlimax” began to become a real word in my lexicon, another term began to obtrude itself."
— Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22 (2010)
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Etymology
Comes from Latin obtrūdō (“thrust off or against”), made up of ob- (“ob-”) plus trūdō (“thrust”).
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What is the meaning of obtrude?
"obtrude" (verb) means to push or force something on someone, or into a place, without being asked.
What is another word for obtrude?
Other words for "obtrude" include intrude.
What is the opposite of obtrude?
Opposites of "obtrude" include retire, withdraw.
What are the different meanings of obtrude?
"obtrude" has 3 main meanings: 1. To push or force something on someone, or into a place, without being asked; 2. To appear or force its way in where it is not wanted; 3. To push yourself into a conversation or situation uninvited.
