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
Jax interfered in the match to ambush both Stratton and Cargill.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Another El Grande interfered, and El Grande Americano locked Dragon Lee in a submission for the win.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
But the coach allegedly interfered in that meeting too.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Chicago cornerback Nahshon Wright both grabbed Rice’s facemask and interfered.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
The match ended in controversy when Roman Reigns interfered.
—Andrew Ravens, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Dom was spared yet another pinfall loss when the Judgment Day interfered, forcing a disqualification.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Of the six states involved in the initiative, Moscow has dominated Belarus, allied with Azerbaijan, invaded Ukraine, and interfered in a recent election in Moldova.
—Anthony Borden, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
The Street Profits, Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins, interfered in the match and allowed Gargano and Ciampa to retain the titles.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Another El Grande interfered, and El Grande Americano locked Dragon Lee in a submission for the win.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
But the coach allegedly interfered in that meeting too.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Chicago cornerback Nahshon Wright both grabbed Rice’s facemask and interfered.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
The match ended in controversy when Roman Reigns interfered.
—Andrew Ravens, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Dom was spared yet another pinfall loss when the Judgment Day interfered, forcing a disqualification.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Of the six states involved in the initiative, Moscow has dominated Belarus, allied with Azerbaijan, invaded Ukraine, and interfered in a recent election in Moldova.
—Anthony Borden, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
The Street Profits, Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins, interfered in the match and allowed Gargano and Ciampa to retain the titles.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfered
Verb
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His wife and their 20-year-old son intervened and were able to stop him from committing further violence, police said, per FOX 2, CBS News and WPHM.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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When rivalries intervened In 1908, the Nobel physics committee, then chaired by Knut Ångström, initially favoured Max Planck.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Because tiny holes are poked into the soil surface, more nutrients can reach greater soil depths.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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In a 2019 post celebrating his third wedding anniversary with Miles, Minoso poked fun at his character’s romantic shortcomings.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Interfered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interfered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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