mindmap root((闯入)) intrude suggests rudeness or officiousness in invading another's property, time, or privacy: didn't mean to ~ upon the family's private gathering. obtrude may imply the mere fact of pushing something into view, or it may stress the impropriety or offensiveness of the intrusion: hesitant about ~ing her opinions when they were not welcome. interlope implies placing oneself in a position that has injurious or adverse consequences: ~ing nouveaux riches who don't belong in the club. butt in implies an abrupt or offensive intrusion lacking in ceremony, propriety, or decent restraint: in-laws who ~ and tell newlyweds what to do.