What is the meaning of interfere?

verb

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