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Added 9 October 2026

interfere

/ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/ verb

In Latin: interveniō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about interfere at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle.
Your talking interferes with my work!
Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force.
Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?

Origin

From Old French entreferir, from entre- + ferir (“to hit, to strike”), itself from the Latin verb ferio.

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