interfere with

verb

interfered with; interfering with; interferes with

1

: to stop or slow (something) : to make (something) slower or more difficult

The drug might interfere with a child's physical development.

All of the noise was interfering with my concentration.

2

British : to touch (a child) in a sexual and improper way

Examples of interfere with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Justice Department officials have said their monitors won't be armed and will not interfere with voting. — Steve Peoples, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

Justice Department officials have said their monitors won’t be armed and will not interfere with voting. — Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Missing evidence and recanted testimonies suggest that powerful men might have interfered with the investigation to hide their own complicity in the murder. — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Microwave weapons can address groups of small aircraft, interceptors can physically destroy individual threats, electronic warfare can disrupt susceptible communications, and lasers can interfere with optical sensors. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026