interfering

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noun

interference

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meddlesomemeddlingofficiousbusybusybodiedintrusive
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of interfere
nouninterfering (plural interferings)

plural interferings

  1. interference

    […] incessant interferings and bickerings, in every country, between the secular powers and the ecclesiastical.

    1807, George Campbell, Lectures on Ecclesiastical History, page 274
adjectiveinterfering (comparative more interfering, superlative most interfering)

comparative more interfering · superlative most interfering

  1. That interferes.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveintrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

Similar
meddlesomemeddlingofficiousbusybusybodiedintrusive
Also see
busyintrusivemeddlesomemeddlingnosyofficious

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

interfingerinterfringe
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interfering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interfering.

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