Meanings
nounintrusive thought (plural intrusive thoughts)
plural intrusive thoughts
- human sciencesAn unwelcome involuntary thought, image, or idea.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 侵入性思維 /侵入性思维
- 侵入性思維 /侵入性思维 (qīnrù xìng sīwéi)unwelcome involuntary thought, image or idea
Danish tvangstanke
- tvangstankeunwelcome involuntary thought, image or idea
Finnish pakkoajatus
- pakkoajatusunwelcome involuntary thought, image or idea
German Zwangsgedanke
- Zwangsgedankeunwelcome involuntary thought, image or idea
Japanese 侵入思考
- 侵入思考 (shin'nyū shikō)unwelcome involuntary thought, image or idea
Norwegian Bokmål tvangstanke
- tvangstankeunwelcome involuntary thought, image or idea
Polish myśl natrętna
- myśl natrętnaunwelcome involuntary thought, image or idea
Portuguese pensamento intrusivo
- pensamento intrusivounwelcome involuntary thought, image or idea
Spanish pensamiento intrusivo / intruso
- pensamiento intrusivo / intrusounwelcome involuntary thought, image or idea
Swedish tvångstanke
- tvångstankeunwelcome involuntary thought, image or idea
Cite this entry
APA
intrusive thought. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrusive%20thought
MLA
“intrusive thought.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrusive%20thought. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intrusive thought,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrusive%20thought.
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