meddling
noun
[ ˈmɛd(ə)lɪŋ ]
• intrusive or unwarranted interference.
• "bureaucratic meddling"
meddle
verb
• interfere in something that is not one's concern.
• "I don't want him meddling in our affairs"
Similar:
interfere,
butt in,
intrude,
intervene,
interlope,
pry,
poke,
nose,
busybody,
interpose,
obtrude,
thrust,
stick one's nose in,
horn in,
muscle in,
snoop,
put/stick one's oar in,
mess with,
kibitz,
intermeddle,
fiddle,
tamper,
tinker,
monkey,
finger,
dick around,
muck about/around,
Opposite:
mind one's own business,
leave alone,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘mingle, mix’): from Old French medler, variant of mesler, based on Latin miscere ‘to mix’.
