Obtrusive: meaning, definitions and examples
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obtrusive
[ ษbหtruหsษชv ]
inconvenient
Having or showing a disposition to intrude or interfere with other people's affairs or business.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She found his obtrusive manner offensive.
- The obtrusive salesperson wouldn't leave us alone.
noticeable
Noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way.
Synonyms
conspicuous, obnoxious, prominent
Examples of usage
- The obtrusive sound of construction outside was disrupting the meeting.
- The obtrusive billboard blocked the view of the mountains.
Translations
Translations of the word "obtrusive" in other languages:
๐ต๐น intrusivo
๐ฎ๐ณ เค เคคเคฟเคเคพเคฐเค
๐ฉ๐ช aufdringlich
๐ฎ๐ฉ mengganggu
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะฐะฒ'ัะทะปะธะฒะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ natrฤtny
๐ฏ๐ต ๆผใไปใใใพใใ
๐ซ๐ท intrusif
๐ช๐ธ intrusivo
๐น๐ท rahatsฤฑz edici
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฑ๊ฐ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุชุทูู
๐จ๐ฟ dotฤrnรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ dotieravรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅๅคฑ็
๐ธ๐ฎ vsiljiv
๐ฎ๐ธ รกgengur
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐะปัะฟััะท
๐ฌ๐ช แจแแแแฌแฃแฎแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ mษcburi
๐ฒ๐ฝ intrusivo
Word origin
The word 'obtrusive' originated from the Latin word 'obtrudere', which means 'to thrust upon'. The term was first used in the early 17th century to describe something that pushes itself forward in an intrusive or unwelcome manner.