Meddling

med·dle  (mdl)

intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles

1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere. See Synonyms at interfere.

2. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper.

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[Middle English medlen, from Anglo-Norman medler, variant of Old French mesler, from Vulgar Latin *misculre, to mix thoroughly, from Latin miscre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.]

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meddler (mdlr, mdl-r) n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meddling - the act of altering something secretly or improperly tampering change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
Adj.	1.	meddling - intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" busybodied, interfering, meddlesome, officious, busy intrusive - tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive"