OBTRUSION Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

obtrusion

noun

Definition of obtrusion

as in intrusion

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as in swelling

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Noun

The fastest breakout was 27 seconds, and one intrusion reached full data exfiltration in four minutes.

— Asaf Wiener, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The Idaho researchers studied water intrusion on several battery packs affected during Ian and found that some still hadn’t discharged even after about 10 months of storage.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of intrusion

Noun

Symptoms can include leg heaviness, aching, swelling, throbbing and itching, Stoughton said.

— Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Symptoms usually affect one breast and can include discoloration, a persistent rash, swelling, warmth, skin that looks pitted like an orange peel and a nipple that turns inward, according to the National Cancer Institute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of swelling

Noun

That followed a patent infringement suit brought by the biotech company Halozyme Therapeutics over its own subcutaneous drug delivery platform.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Our maisons handle trademark infringement in many countries very regularly, including China.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of infringement

Noun

Bloat or gastric dilatation-volvulus most commonly affects a few large breeds with deep chests and German Shepherds are among those most affected.

— Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
These cells cause vascular dilatation, resulting in crimson skin tone that is associated with niacin usage.

— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022

Definition of dilatation

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And unlike state authorities who can be sued for civil rights violations in state courts, federal law enforcement authorities are generally shielded from such lawsuits based on legal precedents.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Chicago should provide workable loading zones, preserve first-offense warnings, and publicly report whether violations and crashes actually decline.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of violation

Noun

The padding is generally offered in three weights to suit a range of designs from ultra-light jackets to high puff parkas.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Then a judge had to order the state to rewrite its puff-piece ballot description into something that says what the amendment will actually do.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of puff

Noun

In this golden age of cringe, that earlier art of transgression—with its tense silences, humiliations, and hostile disturbance of the performer-audience relationship—was channeled downstream.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The administration’s hostility to the principle and mechanisms of international legal accountability makes eminent if cynical sense in light of its many transgressions.

— Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of transgression

Noun

Topping the shifter is an open-pore laminated walnut knob, a thoughtful nod to iconic Porsche endurance racers like the 908 and 917.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Even the comfort and driving control knobs situated below the phone mount pull out and push back in.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of knob

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