Obtrusion
[uh b-troo-zhuh n] /əbˈtru ʒən/
noun
1.
the act of .
2.
something .
n.
1570s, from Latin obtrusionem (nominative obtrusio), noun of action from past participle stem of obtrudere (see obtrude).
Read Also:
- Obtrusive
[uh b-troo-siv] /əbˈtru sɪv/ adjective 1. having or showing a disposition to , as by imposing oneself or one’s opinions on others. 2. (of a thing) itself: an obtrusive error. 3. protruding; projecting. /əbˈtruːsɪv/ adjective 1. obtruding or tending to obtrude 2. sticking out; protruding; noticeable adj. 1660s, from Latin obtrus-, past participle stem of […]
- Obtrusively
[uh b-troo-siv] /əbˈtru sɪv/ adjective 1. having or showing a disposition to , as by imposing oneself or one’s opinions on others. 2. (of a thing) itself: an obtrusive error. 3. protruding; projecting. /əbˈtruːsɪv/ adjective 1. obtruding or tending to obtrude 2. sticking out; protruding; noticeable adj. 1660s, from Latin obtrus-, past participle stem of […]
- Obtrusiveness
[uh b-troo-siv] /əbˈtru sɪv/ adjective 1. having or showing a disposition to , as by imposing oneself or one’s opinions on others. 2. (of a thing) itself: an obtrusive error. 3. protruding; projecting. /əbˈtruːsɪv/ adjective 1. obtruding or tending to obtrude 2. sticking out; protruding; noticeable adj. 1660s, from Latin obtrus-, past participle stem of […]
- Obtund
[ob-tuhnd] /ɒbˈtʌnd/ verb (used with object) 1. to blunt; dull; deaden. /ɒbˈtʌnd/ verb 1. (transitive) (rare) to deaden or dull v. c.1400, (transitive) “to render dead, make dull,” used occasionally in English, especially in medical jargon; from Latin obtundere “to blunt, make dull, weaken, exhaust,” literally “to beat against” (see obtuse). Related: Obtundation; obtunded. obtund […]
- Obtunded
[ob-tuhnd] /ɒbˈtʌnd/ verb (used with object) 1. to blunt; dull; deaden. /ɒbˈtʌnd/ verb 1. (transitive) (rare) to deaden or dull v. c.1400, (transitive) “to render dead, make dull,” used occasionally in English, especially in medical jargon; from Latin obtundere “to blunt, make dull, weaken, exhaust,” literally “to beat against” (see obtuse). Related: Obtundation; obtunded. obtund […]