Origin: Latin prefix inter-
Interfere has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
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.
From Old French entreferir, from entre- + ferir ("to hit, to strike"), itself from the Latin verb ferio.