OFFICIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation

Synonyms:

intrusiveness; meddlesomeness; officiousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("officiousness" is a kind of...):

aggressiveness (the quality of being bold and enterprising)

Attribute:

intrusive (tending to intrude (especially upon privacy))

not intrusive; unintrusive (not interfering or meddling)

Derivation:

officious (intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner)