Added 9 October 2026
interference
/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈfɪəɹəns/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about interference at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries.
- The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding.
- Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication.
Origin
From interfere + -ence. The sense in physics was likely introduced by English polymath Thomas Young, which he used as early as 1801 in a paper in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
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