Interfere — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle

get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪntəfˈiəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪntəfˈiəɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ/.

Examples

Your talking interferes with my work!
Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

interpose intervene step in

Parts of Speech

verb	come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle “Your talking interferes with my work!”
verb	get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force “Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?”

Word Forms

interference	noun	the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
intervenor	noun	(law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding
intervention	noun	the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stören

dazwischen kommen, um ein Hindernis oder ein Hindernis zu sein

🇫🇷French

interférer

s'interposer de manière à être un obstacle ou un obstacle

🇪🇸Spanish

interferir

interponerse para ser obstáculo u obstáculo

🇮🇹Italian

interferire

mettersi in mezzo in modo da essere un ostacolo o un ostacolo

🇳🇱Dutch

onderbreken

er tussen komen zodat het een hindernis of obstakel vormt

🇵🇹Portuguese

interferir

ficar entre para ser um obstáculo ou obstáculo

🇷🇺Russian

вмешиваться

встать между так, чтобы быть помехой или препятствием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हस्तक्षेप

बीच में आना ताकि रुकावट या बाधा उत्पन्न हो

🇧🇩Bengali

হস্তক্ষেপ

মধ্যে আসা যাতে বাধা বা বাধা হতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

தலையிடுகின்றன

இடையூறாகவோ அல்லது தடையாகவோ இருக்கும் வகையில் இடையில் வாருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

జోక్యం చేసుకుంటాయి

అడ్డంకి లేదా అడ్డంకిగా ఉండేలా మధ్యకు వస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

हस्तक्षेप

अडथळा किंवा अडथळा म्हणून दरम्यान या

🇮🇳Gujarati

દખલ કરવી

વચ્ચે આવવું જેથી અવરોધ અથવા અવરોધ બની શકે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಸ್ತಕ್ಷೇಪ

ಅಡ್ಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಡಚಣೆಯಾಗುವಂತೆ ನಡುವೆ ಬನ್ನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടപെടുക

തടസ്സമോ തടസ്സമോ ആകാൻ ഇടയിൽ വരിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਖਲ

ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਆਓ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਜਾਂ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਬਣ ਸਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

مداخلت

درمیان میں آنا تاکہ رکاوٹ یا رکاوٹ بن جائے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

干扰

介入以成为阻碍或障碍

🇯🇵Japanese

干渉する

邪魔になるように間に入る

🇰🇷Korean

간섭하다

방해가 되거나 장애물이 되도록 사이에 끼어들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

can thiệp

đến giữa để trở thành trở ngại hoặc trở ngại

🇹🇭Thai

รบกวน

เข้ามาขวางกั้นหรือเป็นอุปสรรค

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengganggu

datang di antara sehingga menjadi halangan atau halangan

🇵🇭Filipino

makialam

pumagitna upang maging hadlang o balakid

🇲🇾Malay

campur tangan

datang antara supaya menjadi halangan atau halangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتدخل

تأتي بين ليكون عائقا أو عائقا

🇮🇷Persian

دخالت کند

بین آنها قرار بگیرید تا مانع یا مانع شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

müdahale etmek

engel veya engel olacak şekilde araya girmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְרִיעַ

להתקרב כדי להוות מכשול או מכשול

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What is the primary definition of the word 'interfere'?

The primary meaning of 'interfere' is 'come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle'.

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Using 'interfere' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'interfere' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'interfere' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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