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interferingActing in a way that disrupts, obstructs, or meddles with something that is not one's concern.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: Acting in a way that disrupts, obstructs, or meddles with something that is not one's concern.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪntərˈfɪrɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 간섭하는, 방해하는, 끼어드는

Korean pronunciation: 인-터-피어-링 (강세: 피어)

Example Sentences

  • My interfering mother-in-law keeps rearranging my kitchen while I'm cooking.
  • The interfering cat kept walking across the keyboard while I was typing my essay.
  • Please stop interfering with the experiment - your presence is affecting the results.

interfering

ADJECTIVE

//ˌɪntərˈfɪrɪŋ//

Acting in a way that disrupts, obstructs, or meddles with something that is not one's concern.

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💡 Concept

Acting in a way that disrupts, obstructs, or meddles with something that is not one's concern.

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interfering rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Despite interfering voices, keep engineering and persevering!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪntərˈfɪrɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Prefixinter--
Rootfere
Suffix--ing

Origin

From Latin interferre, combining 'inter' meaning 'between' and 'ferire' meaning 'to strike or hit'. The word literally meant 'to strike between' or get in the way of something.

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🎵Rhyme

perseveringpioneeringengineering

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My interfering mother-in-law keeps rearranging my kitchen while I'm cooking.

😄 Fun example

The interfering cat kept walking across the keyboard while I was typing my essay.

Please stop interfering with the experiment - your presence is affecting the results.

His interfering attitude made him very unpopular among his colleagues.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

meddlingobstructiveintrusivedisruptivehindering

Antonyms

helpfulsupportive