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interference

/ˌɪntəɹˈfɪɹɪns/

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What does interference mean?

noun

  1. The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
  2. The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.
  3. An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves.
More meanings (5)

noun

  1. A distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects.
  2. In United States patent law, an inter partes proceeding to determine the priority issues of multiple patent applications; a priority contest.
  3. The interruption of the line between an attacked piece and its defender by sacrificially interposing a piece.
  4. A negative or inappropriate language transfer.

verb

  1. To interfere.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɪntəɹˈfɪɹɪns/

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With his well-intended efforts he succeeded in getting several agencies to work on the case, the parents meanwhile partly resenting his interference.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
They still encouraged the popular belief of Divine interference in all the disputes or differences that might arise among nations or individuals.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
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Of a certainty Englishmen in whatever continent or island of this world would never tolerate such a tyrannical interference with their rights.
John Clark Ridpath; G. Mercer (Graeme Mercer) Adam; Charles K. (Charles Keyser) EdmundsJames Otis, the Pre-RevolutionistProject Gutenberg ebook #722
For you to follow the guidance of the Spirit in all things without interference on the part of the flesh is impossible.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
If I had been a stock or a stone, such an interference as this must have roused me into testifying to the truth.
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155