interference

CEFRB2

/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈfɪəɹəns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of becoming involved in a situation and causing problems.

  2. 02

    noun

    Unwanted noise or signals that disturb communication or equipment.

Examples

  • The biggest problem in Tom and Mary's marriage is Mary's mother's interference.

  • There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves.

  2. The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.

  3. The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.

More examples

In context

  • They resent foreign interference in the internal affairs of their country.

  • They wanted to watch the game on TV, but there was too much interference to even make out the score on the tiny screen.

  • They were glued to the TV, as the referee called out a fifteen yard penalty for interference.

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

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.