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obtruding


Meanings
  • verb

    Projecting or intruding in an unwelcome or annoying manner.


Variants
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obtrude , obtruded , obtruder , obtruders , obtrudes , obtruding
Etymology
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Originally meant 'projecting, thrusting out'. From Old French obtruder, from ob- 'against' + truder 'to thrust'.


Trivia
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  1. Obtruding is an uncommon word, with fewer than 10,000 occurrences in the English language.

  2. Obtruding is sometimes used in legal contexts to describe a party's unwelcome intrusion into another party's property or business.


Related Concepts
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  1. intrusion: The act of entering or interfering in an unwelcome or uninvited way.

  2. annoyance: A feeling of irritation or inconvenience caused by someone or something.


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Obtruding is often used in the context of people or things that intrude unwelcome or unwanted. In literature, it can be used to describe a character who dominates a scene or story, or a situation that disrupts the flow of events.

How to Memorize "obtruding"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a person or object intruding into a space where they are not wanted.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the feeling of annoyance or irritation caused by an unwelcome intrusion.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in the definition: O - Obtrudes, B - Against, T - Thrusting, R - Rudely, U - Unwelcome, D - Disrupting, I - Intrusion, N - Not wanted, G - Goes.


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