interference
noun (interference — uncountable)
Everyday
- Getting involved in someone else's business when you are not wanted: interference in their affairs. tree →
- (science, radio) Noise or crackle that spoils a radio, TV or phone signal. tree →
- (sport) A foul when a player wrongly blocks another. tree →
- (science) The way waves combine and add up or cancel out. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life and history (outside interference in elections), science lessons on waves and signals, and sport. Phrases: interference in, without interference, radio interference.
Examples
- The radio crackled with interference. tree →
- She resented her brother's interference in her plans. tree →
- The referee called interference. tree →
- Countries should hold elections without foreign interference. tree →
- Mobile phones can cause interference on speakers. tree →
- Light waves show interference patterns. tree →
- One of the Dolphins replied, “We would far rather be destroyed in our battle with each other than admit any interference from you in our affairs.” tree →
Note
Uncountable. Verb: interfere. Spelling: interference has -ence. Say in-ter-FEER-ence.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «interference» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «interference» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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