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in·ter·fere  (ntr-fîr)

intr.v. in·ter·fered, in·ter·fer·ing, in·ter·feres

1. To be or create a hindrance or obstacle: loud talking that interfered with the other patrons' conversations; assistance that only interfered.

2. Sports To perform an act of interference.

3. To intervene or intrude in the affairs of others; meddle.

4. To strike one hoof against the opposite hoof or leg while moving. Used of a horse.

5. Physics & Electronics To cause interference.

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[Middle English enterferen, from Old French s'entreferer, to strike one another : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + ferir, to strike (from Latin ferre).]

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inter·ferer n.

inter·fering·ly adv.

Synonyms: interfere, meddle, tamper¹
These verbs mean to intervene unasked in the affairs of others and often in an impudent or indiscreet manner. Interfere implies action that seriously hampers, hinders, or frustrates: "Romantics of all ages can recall occasions when lust interfered with reason" (Christine Gorman).
Meddle stresses unwanted, unwarranted, or unnecessary intrusion: "wholly unacquainted with the world in which they are so fond of meddling" (Edmund Burke).
To tamper is to interfere by making unsought, unwelcome, often destructive changes or by trying to influence another in an improper way: "a large number of persons accused of . . . tampering with ballot boxes" (James Bryce).

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interfere

Verb

[-fering, -fered]

1. to try to influence other people's affairs where one is not involved or wanted

2. interfere with

a. to clash with or hinder: child-bearing may interfere with your career

b. Brit, Austral & NZ euphemistic to abuse sexually

3. Physics to produce or cause to produce interference [Old French s'entreferir to collide]

interfering adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	interfere - come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your talking interferes with my work!" hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
	2.	interfere - get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?" intervene, step in, interpose interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" meddle, tamper - intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!" interlope - encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license

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interfere

verb meddle, intervene, intrude, butt in, get involved, tamper, pry, encroach, intercede, stick your nose in (informal) stick your oar in (informal) poke your nose in (informal) intermeddle, put your two cents in U.S. (slang)

interfere with something or someone conflict with, affect, get in the way of, check, block, clash, frustrate, handicap, hamper, disrupt, cramp, inhibit, thwart, hinder, obstruct, impede, baulk, trammel, be a drag upon (informal)

Translations

interfere [ɪntəˈfɪəʳ] vi to interfere in [+ quarrel, other people's business] → entrometerse en;

to interfere with (= hinder) → estorbar (= damage); estropear;

(RADIO) → interferir con

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interfere [ɪntəˈfɪəʳ] vi to interfere in [+ quarrel] → s'immiscer dans [+ other people's business]; se mêler de;

to interfere with [+ object] → tripoter, toucher à [+ plans]; contrecarrer [+ duty]; être en conflit avec;

don't interfere → mêlez-vous de vos affaires

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interfere [ɪntəˈfɪəʳ] vi to interfere in → sich einmischen in +acc;

to interfere with (object) → sich zu schaffen machen an +dat;

(plans) → durchkreuzen;

(career, duty, decision) → beeinträchtigen;

don't interfere → misch dich nicht ein

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interfere [ɪntəˈfɪəʳ] vi to interfere (in) [+ quarrel, other people's business] → immischiarsi (in);

to interfere with [+ object] → toccare [+ plans]; ostacolare [+ duty]; interferire con

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interfere

v interfere [intəˈfiə]

1 (often within, ~with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business! inmeng يَتَدَخَّل في намесвам се plést se do; zasahovat blande sig sich einmischen αναμειγνύομαι, επεμβαίνω interferir, entrometerse sekkuma دخالت کردن puuttua johonkin (se) mêler (de) לִהתעָרֵב मिलन-बिंदु umiješati se beavatkozik ikut campur blanda sér í, skipta sér af interferire 干渉する 참견하다 kištis iejaukties masuk campur zich bemoeien met blande seg inn i, legge seg bort i wtrącać się interferir a (se) amesteca вмешиваться miešať sa (do) vmešavati se mešati se lägga (blanda) sig i ก้าวก่าย karışmak, burnunu sokmak 干預 втручатися دخل اندازي کرنا can thiệp 干预

2 (withwith) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings. inmeng يَتَدَخَّل في، يَمْنَع преча křížit se s forhindre stören (παρ)εμποδίζω interferir segama مانع شدن؛ مختل کردن estää empêcher לְהַפרִיע अड़चन, बाधा, रूकावट petljati se gátol, akadályoz mengganggu trufla, hindra interferire, intromettersi 妨げる 방해하다 trukdyti traucēt; kavēt mengganggu in de weg staan forstyrre, hemme przeszkadzać interferir a împiedica мешать prekážať preprečiti ometati störa, inkräkta på รบกวน engellemek 妨礙 перешкоджати رکاوٹ بننا cản trở 妨碍

n interˈference

1 the act of interfering She was infuriated by his mother's interference in their holiday arrangements. inmenging تَدَخُّل намеса zasahování indblanding die Einmischung ανάμειξη interferencia sekkumine دخالت puuttuminen ingérence הִתעַרבוּת हस्तक्षेप miješanje, uplitanje beavatkozás turut campur afskipti intromissione 干渉 간섭 kišimasis iejaukšanās; traucēšana masuk campur inmenging innblanding, forstyrrelse, hindring mieszanie się interferência amestec вмешательство zasahovanie vmešavanje mešanje inblandning สิ่งรบกวน burnunu sokma, müdahale 干涉 втручання دخل اندازی کا عمل sự can thiệp 干涉

2 (the spoiling of radio or television reception by) the noise caused by programmes from another station, bad weather etc This television set picks up a lot of interference. steuring تَداخُل المَوجات шум rušení; interference forstyrrelse die Störung παρεμβολή, παράσιτο interferencia interferents پارازیت häiriö parasites הפרָעָה बाधा interferencija vételi zavar gangguan truflun interferenza 混信 혼신(混信) trukdymai traucējumi (radio, televīzijas pārraidē) gangguan storing støy, elektromagnetiske forstyrrelser zakłócenia interferência paraziţi, bruiaj помехи rušenie motnja smetnja störningar การเข้าแทรกแซง parazit 干擾 перешкоди ریڈیو کی نشریات میں خلل اندازی sự nhiễu 干扰

adj interˈfering

an interfering old woman. bemoeisiek مُتَدَخِّل، كَثير التَّدَخُّل натрапчив do všeho se pletoucí en, der blander sig störend παρεμβατικός, αδιάκριτος entrometido kõigesse oma nina toppiv فضول joka asiaan puuttuva qui se mêle de tout לִתחוֹב אֶת הָאָף हस्तक्षेप करने वाला koji se upliće erőszakos mengganggu afskiptasamur (che si intromette) おせっかいな 참견을 하는 įkyrus, visur kišantis nosį traucējošs; tāds, kas iejaucas mengganggu bemoeiziek som blander seg bort i wścibski intrometido băgăreţ вмешивающийся do všetkého sa starajúci, strkajúci nos ki se vmešava koji se meša som lägger sig i, klåfingrig ซึ่งก้าวก่าย müdahaleci 多管閑事的 той, що втручається خلل انداز nhiễu 多管闲事的