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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. any entry into an area not previously occupied;
- Example: "an invasion of tourists"
- Example: "an invasion of locusts"
[syn: invasion, encroachment, intrusion]

2. entrance by force or without permission or welcome;

3. the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation;

4. rock produced by an intrusive process;

5. entry to another's property without right or permission;
[syn: trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intrusion \In*tru"sion\, n. [Cf. F. intrusion. See Intrude.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing (one's self) into a place without right or welcome; encroachment. [1913 Webster] Why this intrusion? Were not my orders that I should be private? --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) The entry of a stranger, after a particular estate or freehold is determined, before the person who holds in remainder or reversion has taken possession. [1913 Webster] 4. (Scotch Ch.) The settlement of a minister over a congregation without their consent. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

intrusion n 1: any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" [syn: invasion, encroachment, intrusion] 2: entrance by force or without permission or welcome 3: the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation 4: rock produced by an intrusive process 5: entry to another's property without right or permission [syn: trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation]