as in messed
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a strong resentment of outsiders who attempted to interfere with their traditional ways of doing things
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Recent Examples of interfered
During the arrest, a large crowd surrounded officers and interfered by yelling profanities and racial slurs, police said.
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Robert A. Cronkleton
march 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
With many fans cheering him on, one interfered and led him off course.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
To this day, Bezos has never interfered in newsroom decisions, according to interviews with two dozen senior Post journalists over the years.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
The match ended in disqualification after Finn Balor interfered.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Lindell also has to pay $5 million to a software engineer who was able to debunk data Lindell claimed proved that China interfered in the 2020 election, a federal judge ruled in 2024.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Dallas Stars No thanks for the time Brett Hull interfered in a WCW wrestling match.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
The team won after a mystery intruder — whose identity has yet to be revealed — interfered, allowing Breakker to secure the win, according to ESPN.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
With too many possible paths through memory, competing features and priorities interfered, which meant no retrieval strategy gained control — none were selected — so the search couldn’t begin.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
Robert A. Cronkleton
march 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
With many fans cheering him on, one interfered and led him off course.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
To this day, Bezos has never interfered in newsroom decisions, according to interviews with two dozen senior Post journalists over the years.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
The match ended in disqualification after Finn Balor interfered.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Lindell also has to pay $5 million to a software engineer who was able to debunk data Lindell claimed proved that China interfered in the 2020 election, a federal judge ruled in 2024.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Dallas Stars No thanks for the time Brett Hull interfered in a WCW wrestling match.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
The team won after a mystery intruder — whose identity has yet to be revealed — interfered, allowing Breakker to secure the win, according to ESPN.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
With too many possible paths through memory, competing features and priorities interfered, which meant no retrieval strategy gained control — none were selected — so the search couldn’t begin.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfered
Verb
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Escarra messed with the torpedoes in 2025, but never committed.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The models who went all the way were the ones who ceded to Banks’s worldview, who agreed to have their hair dyed and their teeth messed with and their bodies altered.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Untrustworthy employees There have been cases where employees at security companies snooped through camera feeds.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In 1958, Eisenhower intervened directly in Lebanon with a sizable military force.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Witnesses intervened and the attacker ran off.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Since then, the president has repeatedly poked at the vulnerability.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Many spectators poked fun at the efforts of Chicago police to confiscate and collect BORGs in viral posts over the weekend.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Interfered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interfered. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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