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interfering definition
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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
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