interfere

verb

(intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.

(intransitive, physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.

(mostly of horses) To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.

(intransitive, with with) To sexually molest, especially of a child.

Roots

interinter- · Latin · between, within ferio-fere · Latin · to strike

Synonyms for interfere

intervenev meddlev interposev intrudev intermeddle impedev hinderv interlopev interruptv obstructv incommodev impingev encroachv antagonizev

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Where does interfere come from?

The word interfere breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: inter-, from Latin inter (“between, within”); and -fere, from Latin ferio (“to strike”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.