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interfering definition

interfering


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  interfere 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  interfere 
 
  Sense  2 
  intervene,  step  in  interfere,  interpose 
  =>  poke  into  intrude  into  meddle  with  horn  in 
  =>  meddle,  tamper 
  =>  interlope 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  interfere 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  interfere 
 
  Sense  2 
  intervene,  step  in  interfere,  interpose 
  =>  poke  into  intrude  into  meddle  with  horn  in 
  =>  meddle,  tamper 
  =>  interlope 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  interfere 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  interfere 
 
  2  senses  of  interfere 
 
  Sense  1 
  interfere 
  =>  impede,  hinder 
 
  Sense  2 
  intervene,  step  in  interfere,  interpose 
  =>  interact 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  interfere 
 
  interfere  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  interfere 
 
  Sense  1 
  interfere 
  =>  impede,  hinder 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  intervene,  step  in  interfere,  interpose 
  =>  interact 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  interfere 
 
  The  verb  interfere  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  interfere  --  (come  between  so  as  to  be  hindrance  or  obstacle;  "Your  talking  interferes  with  my  work!") 
  2.  (3)  intervene,  step  in  interfere,  interpose  --  (get  involved,  usually  so  as  to  hinder  or  halt  an  action  "Why  did  the  U.S.  not  intervene  earlier  in  WW  II?") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  interfering 
 
  The  adj  interfering  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  interfering,  meddlesome,  meddling,  officious,  busy,  busybodied  --  (intrusive  in  a  meddling  or  offensive  manner;  "an  interfering  old  woman";  "bustling  about  self-importantly  making  an  officious  nuisance  of  himself";  "busy  about  other  people's  business") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  interfering 
 
  1  sense  of  interfering 
 
  Sense  1 
  interfering,  meddlesome,  meddling,  officious,  busy,  busybodied 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intrusive)  ->  unintrusive,  not  intrusive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  interfering 
 
  1  sense  of  interfering 
 
  Sense  1 
  interfering,  meddlesome,  meddling,  officious,  busy,  busybodied 
  =>  intrusive  (vs.  unintrusive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  interfering 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  interfering 
 
  interfering  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  interfering 
  interfering 
 
  Overview  of  verb  interfere 
 
  The  verb  interfere  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  interfere  --  (come  between  so  as  to  be  hindrance  or  obstacle;  "Your  talking  interferes  with  my  work!") 
  2.  (3)  intervene,  step  in  interfere,  interpose  --  (get  involved,  usually  so  as  to  hinder  or  halt  an  action  "Why  did  the  U.S.  not  intervene  earlier  in  WW  II?") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  interfering 
 
  The  adj  interfering  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  interfering,  meddlesome,  meddling,  officious,  busy,  busybodied  --  (intrusive  in  a  meddling  or  offensive  manner;  "an  interfering  old  woman";  "bustling  about  self-importantly  making  an  officious  nuisance  of  himself";  "busy  about  other  people's  business") 



interfering definition