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Interfere Common

Origin: Latin prefix inter-

Interfere has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle

"Your talking interferes with my work!"

2

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?"

3

To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.

"The loud music from next door made it impossible to concentrate on my study."

In plain English: To interfere means to get involved with something that doesn't concern you and stop it from happening normally.

"Do not interfere with my work while I am trying to finish this project."

Usage: Use interfere when you want to describe preventing something from happening smoothly by getting in the way of it. Avoid using this word if someone is simply helping without disrupting the process; instead, consider assisting or aiding.

Example Sentences
"Do not interfere with my work while I am trying to finish this project." verb
"Please do not interfere with my work while I am concentrating on this project." verb
"The parents refused to let the older children interfere in their younger siblings' arguments." verb
"Bad weather may interfere with the flight schedule tomorrow morning." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
impede interact
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
meddle interlope

Origin

From Old French entreferir, from entre- + ferir ("to hit, to strike"), itself from the Latin verb ferio.

Rhyming Words
jere gere fere kere tere here were vere pere dere mere lere bere sere rere yere cere frere spere stere
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