interfere
verb
[ ɪntəˈfɪə ]
• intervene in a situation without invitation or necessity.
• "you promised not to interfere"
Similar:
butt into,
barge into,
pry into,
nose into,
be nosy about,
intrude into,
intervene in,
get involved in,
intercede in,
encroach on,
impinge on,
impose oneself on,
meddle in,
tamper with,
tread on someone's toes,
step on someone's toes,
poke one's nose into,
mess with,
horn in on,
muscle in on,
stick one's oar in,
gatecrash,
kibitz on,
entrench on,
meddlesome,
meddling,
intrusive,
intruding,
prying,
probing,
nosy,
inquisitive,
over-curious,
over-interested,
busybody,
nosy-parker,
snoopy,
snooping,
nebby,
intermeddling,
obtrusive,
busy,
• prevent (a process or activity) from continuing or being carried out properly.
• "a holiday job would interfere with his studies"
Similar:
impede,
obstruct,
get in the way of,
stand in the way of,
hinder,
be a hindrance to,
inhibit,
restrict,
restrain,
constrain,
hamper,
handicap,
cramp,
check,
block,
frustrate,
thwart,
balk,
hold back,
hold up,
disturb,
disrupt,
influence,
affect,
confuse,
trammel,
cumber,
• handle or adjust (something) without permission, especially so as to cause damage.
• "he admitted interfering with a van"
• (of light or other electromagnetic waveforms) interact to produce interference.
• "light pulses interfere constructively in a fibre to emit a pulse"
• (of a horse) knock one foot against the fetlock of another leg.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French s'entreferir ‘strike each other’, from entre- ‘between’ + ferir (from Latin ferire ‘to strike’).
