busybodynessn.
/ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈbɪziˌbɑdinᵻs/ rare.
The condition or quality of being a busybody; meddlesomeness, desire to interfere.
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the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > acting in another's business or intervention > [noun] > being a busybody or officiousness
businessa1466
busyty?1530
stickling1589
polypragmony1602
polypragmosyne1607
over-officiousnessa1610
officiousness1613
pragmaticalness1626
busybodyness1642
busybodying1824
busybodyism1828
pantopragmatics1860
superserviceableness1869
polypragmatism1890
1642 tr. W. Ames Marrow Sacred Divinity ii. xx. 376 An unnecessary care of other mens matters, which is called Busibodines.
1827 Times 1 Dec. 2/2 We have already disclaimed the remotest idea of imputing such a pious busybodiness to any bad intention.
1994 Nature 28 July 236/1 These policy decisions are sheer busybodyness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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