interfere+with

  • 21interfere — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)fɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] interferes, interfering, interfered 1) VERB (disapproval) 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… …

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  • 22interfere — /ɪntəˈfɪə / (say intuh fear) verb (i) (interfered, interfering) 1. to interpose or intervene for a particular purpose: *it was outrageous for Mr Borbidge to continue to politically interfere in the CJC process. –aap news, 2000. 2. to take a part… …

  • 23interfere — verb (I) to deliberately get involved in a situation that does not concern you, and try to influence what happens in a way that annoys people: I wish you d stop interfering you ve caused enough problems already. | the interfering old busybody (+… …

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  • 24interfere */*/ — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈfɪə(r)] / US [ˌɪntərˈfɪr] verb [intransitive] Word forms interfere : present tense I/you/we/they interfere he/she/it interferes present participle interfering past tense interfered past participle interfered to deliberately become… …

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  • 25interfere — verb a) To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance. I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs. b) (physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed. Correlated waves… …

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  • 26interfere — verb 1》 (interfere with) prevent from continuing or being carried out properly.     ↘get in the way of.     ↘handle or adjust without permission.     ↘Law attempt to bribe or intimidate (a witness). 2》 intervene without invitation or necessity.… …

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  • 27interfere — verb 1) we don t let emotion interfere with our duty Syn: impede, obstruct, stand in the way of, hinder, inhibit, restrict, constrain, hamper, handicap, cramp, check, block; disturb, disrupt, influence, impinge on …

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  • 28interfere — v 1.Often interfere with hamper, hinder, impede, encumber, act as a drag; obstruct, block, dam up, barricade; inhibit, restrain, cramp, handicap, trammel, put a crimp in; frustrate, thwart, foil, balk, cut the ground from under one; brake, check …

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  • 29interfere — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, arrest, baffle, balk, bar, barge in, be antipathetic, be inimical, beat against, block, bottle up, break in, break in upon, burst in, busybody, butt in, charge in, check, clash, collide, come between,… …

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  • 30interfere — verb she tried not to interfere Syn: butt in, barge in, intrude, meddle, tamper, encroach; informal poke one s nose in, stick one s oar in Phrases: interfere with …

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