🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

interferir

Pronunciation / Transliteration: interfeˈɾiɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Interfere/ˌɪn.təˈfɪər/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La música alta interfiere con mi concentración."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To prevent something from being done or to hinder.

    "The loud music interfered with my ability to concentrate on my studies."
  2. 2

    To take part in the affairs of others without being asked.

    "She tends to interfere in her friends' relationships, which often causes tension."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'interfere' originates from the Latin 'interferre', meaning 'to strike between', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted over time from a neutral sense of intervening to a more negative connotation of unwanted involvement.

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