/ ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r); NAmE ˌɪntərˈfɪr/ verb
[ vn ] interfere (in sth) to get involved in and try to influence a situation that does not concern you, in a way that annoys other people :
I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions.
The police are very unwilling to interfere in family problems.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- interfere with sb
- interfere with sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French s'entreferir strike each other, from entre- between + ferir (from Latin ferire to strike).