intermeddling

in·ter·med·dle

 (ĭn′tər-mĕd′l)

intr.v. in·ter·med·dled, in·ter·med·dling, in·ter·med·dles

To interfere in the affairs of others, often officiously; meddle.

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[Middle English entermedlen, from Old French entremedler : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + medler, to mix; see meddle.]

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in′ter·med′dler n.

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