Intrusive
adjective
Bothering someone by interjecting into personal space or issues without permission or need.
My intrusive neighbor is always pacing in the garden and peeping through my windows.
Often appears as...
- intrusive thoughts
- intrusive behaviour
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Disapproving
adjective
In geology, describes a rock that is formed when magma cools and solidifies inside the crust of the planet.
The granite is an intrusive rock, you can tell by its large crystals that formed slowly deep in the earth's crust.
Often appears as...
- intrusive igneous rock
- intrusive bodies
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Technical
adjective
In psychology, refers to uninvited, often troubling thoughts that occur repeatedly.
Some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder may have intrusive thoughts that lead to anxiety.
Often appears as...
- intrusive memories
- intrusive images
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Disapproving
Technical
adjective
Bothering someone by interjecting into personal space or issues without permission or need.
My intrusive neighbor is always pacing in the garden and peeping through my windows.
Often appears as...
- intrusive thoughts
- intrusive behaviour
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
In geology, describes a rock that is formed when magma cools and solidifies inside the crust of the planet.
The granite is an intrusive rock, you can tell by its large crystals that formed slowly deep in the earth's crust.
Often appears as...
- intrusive igneous rock
- intrusive bodies
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
In psychology, refers to uninvited, often troubling thoughts that occur repeatedly.
Some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder may have intrusive thoughts that lead to anxiety.
Often appears as...
- intrusive memories
- intrusive images
Usage tips
Disapproving
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Nuance
Used to describe actions that invade privacy and are often viewed negatively.
Her intrusive questioning made him uncomfortable.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Space
Often relates to someone not respecting others' personal space or boundaries.
He found their constant attention quite intrusive.
Pro Tip 3/3Unsolicited Presence
Implies an unwanted or uninvited presence in someone's life or space.
She installed blinds to keep her intrusive neighbors from looking in.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Nuance
Used to describe actions that invade privacy and are often viewed negatively.
Her intrusive questioning made him uncomfortable.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Space
Often relates to someone not respecting others' personal space or boundaries.
He found their constant attention quite intrusive.
Pro Tip 3/3Unsolicited Presence
Implies an unwanted or uninvited presence in someone's life or space.
She installed blinds to keep her intrusive neighbors from looking in.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Nuance
Used to describe actions that invade privacy and are often viewed negatively.
Her intrusive questioning made him uncomfortable.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Space
Often relates to someone not respecting others' personal space or boundaries.
He found their constant attention quite intrusive.
Pro Tip 3/3Unsolicited Presence
Implies an unwanted or uninvited presence in someone's life or space.
She installed blinds to keep her intrusive neighbors from looking in.
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An ethical plan for...
is far more intrusive than smart testing supported by privacy protective contact tracing. I also think it's really important to throw into the mix the fact that collective social distancing is a huge infringement on our civil liberties. We keep forgetting that.
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Proof: Lynsey Addario on...
insufficient because I can't do anything the second sort of step is just realizing that I actually have a responsibility to document that process and how do you how do I do it in a delicate way and in a way that's not you know going to be intrusive I try and
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What tech companies know...
The data broker agreed to provide them the list. So imagine how intimate and how intrusive that is for our kids. But educational data brokers are really just an example. The truth is that our children are being profiled in ways that we cannot control
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Tal Golesworthy: How I...
it is a serious compromise to your quality of life, and even worse, it inevitably foreshortens your life. Likewise, if you have the artificial valve option, you're committed to antibiotic therapy whenever you have any intrusive medical treatment,
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I don't want children --...
in the way that adults do at the absurdities of children. And they would tell me knowingly, "You'll change your mind." And people have been saying things like that to me my whole life. Otherwise polite conversation can turn intrusive fast.
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How to turn off work...
and, more importantly, they're in our control. We can decide whether to respond to an email or leave it till morning, or whether we want to brainstorm about work projects that excite us. But ruminations are involuntary. They're intrusive.
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What happens to people...
Other than execution, incarceration is the most intrusive power of the the deprivation of citizens' liberty. But no government institution is more opaque and less accountable than prison. Even though prisons are supported by tax payers
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Who are you, really? The...
But instead of pointing at you, which would be gratuitous and intrusive, I thought I would tell you a few facts and stories, in which you may catch a glimpse of yourself. I'm in the field of research known as personality psychology,
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Debunking the myths of...
As its name suggests, obsessive compulsive disorder has two the intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses, known as obsessions, and the behavioral compulsions people engage in to relieve the anxiety the obsessions cause.
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Safari Live - Day 118 PIPE...
and without infrared lighting it can be quite intrusive to follow an animal after dark even though it's done quite
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An ethical plan for...
is far more intrusive than smart testing supported by privacy protective contact tracing. I also think it's really important to throw into the mix the fact that collective social distancing is a huge infringement on our civil liberties. We keep forgetting that.
Video examples
Proof: Lynsey Addario on...
insufficient because I can't do anything the second sort of step is just realizing that I actually have a responsibility to document that process and how do you how do I do it in a delicate way and in a way that's not you know going to be intrusive I try and
Video examples
What tech companies know...
The data broker agreed to provide them the list. So imagine how intimate and how intrusive that is for our kids. But educational data brokers are really just an example. The truth is that our children are being profiled in ways that we cannot control
Video examples
Tal Golesworthy: How I...
it is a serious compromise to your quality of life, and even worse, it inevitably foreshortens your life. Likewise, if you have the artificial valve option, you're committed to antibiotic therapy whenever you have any intrusive medical treatment,
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I don't want children --...
in the way that adults do at the absurdities of children. And they would tell me knowingly, "You'll change your mind." And people have been saying things like that to me my whole life. Otherwise polite conversation can turn intrusive fast.
Video examples
How to turn off work...
and, more importantly, they're in our control. We can decide whether to respond to an email or leave it till morning, or whether we want to brainstorm about work projects that excite us. But ruminations are involuntary. They're intrusive.
Video examples
What happens to people...
Other than execution, incarceration is the most intrusive power of the the deprivation of citizens' liberty. But no government institution is more opaque and less accountable than prison. Even though prisons are supported by tax payers
Video examples
Who are you, really? The...
But instead of pointing at you, which would be gratuitous and intrusive, I thought I would tell you a few facts and stories, in which you may catch a glimpse of yourself. I'm in the field of research known as personality psychology,
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
As its name suggests, obsessive compulsive disorder has two the intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses, known as obsessions, and the behavioral compulsions people engage in to relieve the anxiety the obsessions cause.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 118 PIPE...
and without infrared lighting it can be quite intrusive to follow an animal after dark even though it's done quite
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Fawad Khan
Pakistani Actor
With social media, I think it becomes a little more intrusive. People have more access to you. It's obviously very flattering, all the love and affection that you get, and then there's also the downside of it: sometimes things don't go your way.
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Lucy Boynton
English Actress
When it's a real person, you want to be as honest as you can and approach it in a similar way as you would any other character, but with that restriction and wanting to respect the boundaries of that person and not be intrusive in any way.
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Tony Kaye
British Director
As a documentary filmmaker, I'm very respectful, and my interview style is not intrusive. I don't really have an agenda. I just go in there, I mumble something or other, I wait for them to speak, and I wait for them to stop.
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Bret Stephens
American Journalist
I get if you're a conservative, and you're saying, I don't know, 'Government shouldn't be mandating what's taught in classrooms,' or, 'Government is too intrusive in our economic life,' well, that's standard conservatism.
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Robbie Coltrane
Scottish Actor
The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at all, and it's really all about them.
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Joe Biden
American President
I believe the American people have a genuine and justifiable fear of government intrusion in what they instinctively know is going to be an ever more intrusive world.
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Roxane Gay
American Writer
For celebrities, privacy is utterly nonexistent. You are asked intrusive questions about your personal life. You can be photographed at any moment.
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Madison Beer
American Musician
I have a very intrusive life, I guess you could say. I think that a lot of people know too much about me, truthfully.
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Eliphas Levi
French Author
Order is never observed; it is disorder that attracts attention because it is awkward and intrusive.
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Tom Odell
British Musician
I don't really use Facebook, because I find it a bit intrusive on your personal life.
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Fawad Khan
Pakistani Actor
With social media, I think it becomes a little more intrusive. People have more access to you. It's obviously very flattering, all the love and affection that you get, and then there's also the downside of it: sometimes things don't go your way.
Quote examples
Lucy Boynton
English Actress
When it's a real person, you want to be as honest as you can and approach it in a similar way as you would any other character, but with that restriction and wanting to respect the boundaries of that person and not be intrusive in any way.
Quote examples
Tony Kaye
British Director
As a documentary filmmaker, I'm very respectful, and my interview style is not intrusive. I don't really have an agenda. I just go in there, I mumble something or other, I wait for them to speak, and I wait for them to stop.
Quote examples
Bret Stephens
American Journalist
I get if you're a conservative, and you're saying, I don't know, 'Government shouldn't be mandating what's taught in classrooms,' or, 'Government is too intrusive in our economic life,' well, that's standard conservatism.
Quote examples
Robbie Coltrane
Scottish Actor
The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at all, and it's really all about them.
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Joe Biden
American President
I believe the American people have a genuine and justifiable fear of government intrusion in what they instinctively know is going to be an ever more intrusive world.
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Roxane Gay
American Writer
For celebrities, privacy is utterly nonexistent. You are asked intrusive questions about your personal life. You can be photographed at any moment.
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Madison Beer
American Musician
I have a very intrusive life, I guess you could say. I think that a lot of people know too much about me, truthfully.
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Eliphas Levi
French Author
Order is never observed; it is disorder that attracts attention because it is awkward and intrusive.
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Tom Odell
British Musician
I don't really use Facebook, because I find it a bit intrusive on your personal life.
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