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meddling

[med-ling]

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adjective

interfering or getting involved in a matter without any right or invitation.
Comedic complications arise when a meddling friend attempts to rekindle the spark in the couple’s tired marriage.

noun

the act or habit of interfering or getting involved in something without any right or invitation.
The company will work independently, and there won't be any meddling by the government.

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Other Word Forms

meddlingly adverb
unmeddling adjective
unmeddlingly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of meddling¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; meddle ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective; meddle ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun

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President Samia has said that her government will not tolerate activists from other East African states "meddling" in Tanzania's affairs and causing "chaos".

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Among its other sins, he decided, the U.S. government was deceiving its Australian allies by hiding satellite intelligence it had promised to share and meddling in the country’s elections.

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Angry Tanzanian MPs on Monday accused Kenyans of cyberbullying and disrespecting Tanzanian sovereignty and "meddling in domestic affairs".

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For many Romanians, choosing Dan was also a strike against Moscow's meddling.

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It's unclear how that could work, given that he was accused of benefiting from "massive" and "aggressive" meddling by Moscow.

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meddlesome Mede

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