interfere
/ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.88 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs."
- "I’ve known ere now an interfering branch / Of alder catch my lifted axe behind me. / But that was in the woods, to hold my hand / From striking at another alder’s roots, / And that was, as I say, an alder branch."
- "Correlated waves interfere to produce interesting patterns, while uncorrelated waves overlap without interfering."
- "Where the radio-wave signals of the two radio stations interfere the listener hears nothing but noise."
- "The investigation found the girls had been interfered with."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: entreferir, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/
- British English: /ˌɪn.təˈfɪə(ɹ)/