
[Middle English enterferen, from Old French s'entreferer, to strike one another : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + ferir, to strike (from Latin ferīre).]
interferer in'ter·fer'er n.SYNONYMS interfere, meddle, tamper. These verbs mean to intervene unasked in the affairs of others and often in an impudent or indiscreet manner. Interfere implies action that seriously hampers, hinders, or frustrates: "Romantics of all ages can recall occasions when lust interfered with reason" (Christine Gorman). Meddle stresses unwanted, unwarranted, or unnecessary intrusion: "wholly unacquainted with the world in which they are so fond of meddling" (Edmund Burke). To tamper is to interfere by making unsought, unwelcome, often destructive changes or by trying to influence another in an improper way: "a large number of persons accused of . . . tampering with ballot boxes" (James Bryce).
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
— John Wooden
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gribe ind, skride ind, blande sig, lægge sig imellem, kollidere, forstyrre, komme i vejen
Nederlands (Dutch)
zich ermee bemoeien, er tussen komen, obstructie plegen, interfereren, hinderen, uitzending etc. storen
Français (French)
v. intr. - s'immiscer, se mêler, intervenir, s'ingérer, toucher, traficoter (une machine), empiéter sur, déranger (le sommeil), (Phys) interférer
Deutsch (German)
v. - in Konflikt geraten, sich einmischen, behindern, stören, sich (sexuell) vergehen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επεμβαίνω, παρεμβαίνω, ανακατεύομαι, συγκρούομαι με
Italiano (Italian)
interferire
Português (Portuguese)
v. - interferir
Русский (Russian)
вмешиваться, мешать, вредить
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - entrometerse, interferir, estorbar, dificultar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ingripa, hindra, interferera (om vågrörelser)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
妨碍, 抵触, 冲突, 介入
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 妨礙, 抵觸, 衝突, 介入
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 간섭하다, 방해하다, 손상하다, 중재하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 干渉する, 口出しする, 仲裁する, 妨げる, 衝突する, 混信する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتدخل, يتداخل, يتعارض
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - הפריע, התערב, תחב אפו, מנע, התנגש ב-, הסתבך ברגליו (סוס), התעלל מינית (בריטניה)
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