0 (especially of something unwanted) to make something or to become too noticeable, especially by interrupting:
The reactive editorial task for such a volume is extraordinarily difficult and it is therefore no surprise that even spelling imperfections obtrude.
The reason is that the house shapes space so effectively, without obtruding in an overtly architectural way.
The problem is that the personal character of these action-verbs keeps on obtruding itself.
Familiar difficulties obtrude : excessively rigid typologies, commonsensical (though interesting and worthwhile) conclusions, formidable ' ' levels of analysis ' ' questions.
This is not an area where party politics should obtrude.
We must all hope that common sense will obtrude itself before too long.
We know how the newspapers obtrude on the grief of others and do all sorts of things to obtrude on privacy.
It was wished to avoid local politics interfering with the service locally, or at any rate obtruding on it.
