intrusiveness

noun

in·​tru·​sive·​ness

|ivnə̇s, 

|ēv- also |əv-

plural -es

: the quality or state of being intrusive

have lost much of my taste for the special intrusiveness of modern journalism, and it is no longer my opinion that it is necessary for the public to know the whole truth about anybody who has had the misfortune to acquire a little celebrity

—Wolcott Gibbs

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