🚪intrude

verb
/ɪnˈtruːd/

Meaning

To enter a place or situation where one is not wanted or not invited.

Example Sentences

He felt embarrassed to intrude on their private conversation.

Example Expressions

intrude upon someone's privacy

Synonyms

encroach, interfere, invade, interrupt, meddle

Antonyms

withdraw, respect, avoid

Collocations

intrude on privacy, intrude into affairs, intrude upon, rudely intrude

Related Vocabularies

to reveal or uncover; to make visible or known
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