Definition: (verb) To impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others with undue insistence or without invitation.
Synonyms: push out, thrust out.
Usage: He never hesitated to obtrude his opinion on others, believing that everyone must value what he had to say.
Discuss
obtrude
More Stories Like These
In Today's Word
well-timed
Definition: (adjective) Done or happening at the appropriate or proper time. Synonyms: seasonable, timely. Usage: When there were …
In Today's Word
asperity
Definition: (noun) Harshness of manner; ill temper or irritability. Synonyms: sharpness. Usage: Mr. Nickleby looked very indignant at …
In Today's Word
crass
Definition: (adjective) So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility. Synonyms: unrefined. Usage: Jenny's …
In Today's Word
soupcon
Definition: (noun) A very small amount; a trace. Synonyms: mite, tinge, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touch. Usage: This …
In Today's Word
subjugate
Definition: (verb) Make subservient; force to submit or subdue. Synonyms: subject. Usage: Their central idea, their grand aim, …
In Today's Word
diaphanous
Definition: (adjective) Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent. Synonyms: filmy, gauzy, sheer, vaporous. Usage: …
In Today's Word
orthography
Definition: (noun) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling. Synonyms: …
In Today's Word
barometer
noun: 1. A device for determining atmospheric pressure in predicting weather. 2. Something used as a gauge or …
In Today's Word
ordonnance
noun: The systematic arrangement of parts in art, literature, architecture, etc.
In Today's Word
quotennial
adjective: Yearly.