Definition of INTERFERE

interfere

Meanings

Verb

  • 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
  • To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
  • (of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.
  • To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
  • To sexually molest, especially of a child.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

interpose, intervene, step in

Scrabble Score: 12

interfere is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
interfere is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
interfere is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

interfere is a valid Words With Friends word