Meaning & use
interfere
To become involved in a situation without being asked or wanted, disrupting it.
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Her parents tried not to interfere in her career choices, even when they disagreed.
Static from the old radio interfered with the pilot's communication with the tower.
A note on using this word
Interfere is usually followed by 'in' for situations or 'with' for processes and objects, e.g. 'interfere in a dispute' versus 'interfere with a signal.'
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