Intrusive meaning in English

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Definition

intrusive: interfering, invasive, over-inquisitive adjective

Examples

  • "I'm not sure if you've had any feedback from your colleagues regarding Miss Stake herself, but they have described her as "intrusive", "cold", and "stubborn"."
Exercise 1
The questions asked by the technician are:

Check all the answers which apply. There may be more than one correct answer!

The questions asked by the technician are:

Check all the answers which apply. There may be more than one correct answer!
On the contrary, it seems that the technician's questions are extremely personal. The techie asks about Bob's blood type, his mother's maiden name and his first sexual experience.
This is true. Every question that the technician poses in this dialogue is extremely personal.
The questions which the technician poses to Bob in this sequence are not at all technical. All the questions are personal and not related to computers or Bob's computer problems.
This is true. Every question that the technician poses in this dialogue seems intrusive and extremely personal. Being "intrusive" in this context means asking personal questions that are annoying or disturbing.

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