meddling

med·dle

M0186500 (mĕd′l)intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles 1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere.2. To handle something carelessly or ignorantly; tamper: Don't meddle with my cell phone!

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[Middle English medlen, from Anglo-Norman medler, variant of Old French mesler, from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, to mix thoroughly, from Latin miscēre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.]

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med′dler (mĕd′lər, mĕd′l-ər) n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meddling - the act of altering something secretly or improperlytamperingchange of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
Adj.	1.	meddling - intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business"busybodied, interfering, meddlesome, officious, busyintrusive - tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive"

meddling

nounThe act or an instance of interfering or intruding:interference, intervention, intrusion, obtrusion.adjectiveGiven to intruding in other people's affairs:interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, obtrusive, officious.

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