- ob|tru|sion
- ob|tru|sion «uhb TROO zhuhn», noun.1. the action of obtruding.2. something obtruded: »
disturbed by the obtrusion of new ideas (Samuel Johnson).
╂[< Late Latin obtrūsiō, -ōnis < Latin obtrūdere obtrude]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ob|tru|sion
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de|tru|sion — «dih TROO zhuhn», noun. the act of detruding … Useful english dictionary
ex|tru|sion — «ehk STROO zhuhn», noun. 1. the process of extruding. 2. the state of being extruded; expulsion. 3. the thing extruded. 4. a mass of lava or volcanic material which has reached the earth s surface. ╂[< Latin extrūsus, past participle of… … Useful english dictionary
in|tru|sion — «ihn TROO zhuhn», noun. 1. the act of intruding; coming unasked and unwanted: »Excuse my intrusion; I didn t know that you were busy. Why this intrusion? Were not my orders that I would be private? (Joseph Addison). SYNONYM(S): encroachment,… … Useful english dictionary
pro|tru|sion — «proh TROO zhuhn», noun. 1. the action of protruding or condition of being protruded: »Starvation caused the protrusion of the poor cat s bones. 2. something that sticks out; projection: »A protrusion of rock gave us shelter from the storm.… … Useful english dictionary
pro·tru·sion — /proʊˈtruːʒən/ noun, pl sions 1 [count] : a part that sticks out bony protrusions on the outside of the elbow a roof with many protrusions 2 [count, noncount] : the act of sticking out or the condition of something that sticks out The pain was… … Useful english dictionary
sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… … English syllables
tru — al·tru·ist; al·tru·is·tic; am·phi·gas·tru·la; an·ces·tru·la; cen·tru·roi·des; de·tru·sion; de·tru·sive; de·tru·sor; es·tru·ate; es·tru·a·tion; ex·tru·si·ble; ex·tru·sile; ex·tru·sion; gas·tru·la; gas·tru·late; ge·o·tru·pes; in·tru·sion;… … English syllables
detrusion — de·tru·sion … English syllables
extrusion — ex·tru·sion … English syllables
intrusion — in·tru·sion … English syllables
