INTERFERE


Meaning of INTERFERE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪntə(r)fɪə(r) ]

( interferes, interfering, interfered)

1.

If you say that someone interferes in a situation, you mean they get involved in it although it does not concern them and their involvement is not wanted.

I wish everyone would stop interfering and just leave me alone...

The UN cannot interfere in the internal affairs of any country.

VERB : V , V in/with n [ disapproval ]

2.

Something that interferes with a situation, activity, or process has a damaging effect on it.

Smoking and drinking interfere with your body’s ability to process oxygen.

VERB : V with n

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