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

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Yet Trump’s allegations contradict prior intelligence assessments that China did not try to interfere with the 2020 election. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Trump spoke now not only to distract from his sputtering Iran war and its effects on the economy, but also because his attempts to concretely interfere with the 2026 election thus far have almost all failed. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

China was not found to have interfered with election processes or infrastructure in an intelligence report released in March 2021, and the information Trump provided Thursday did not appear to contradict that. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2026

And, in coordination with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the FCC ensures that anything launching into space won’t interfere with other radio transmissions to and from orbit. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 July 2026