meddling

CEFRC1

/mˈɛdəlɪŋ/

noun · adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Unwanted involvement in other people's affairs.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An instance of meddling.

Examples

  • I don't have any intention of meddling into your affairs.

  • I have no intention of meddling in your affairs.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. unwanted interference

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. That meddles.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. present participle and gerund of meddle

More examples

In context

  • It had been well, if these dishonest meddlings with existing books had stopped here.

Synonyms

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