meddling
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med·dle
(mĕd′l)intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles
1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere.
2. To handle something carelessly or ignorantly; tamper: Don't meddle with my cell phone!
[Middle English medlen, from Anglo-Norman medler, variant of Old French mesler, from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, to mix thoroughly, from Latin miscēre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.]
med′dler (mĕd′lər, mĕd′l-ər) n.
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| Noun | 1. |  meddling - the act of altering something secretly or improperlychange of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics |
| Adj. | 1. |  meddling - intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business"intrusive - tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive" |
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meddling
nounThe act or an instance of interfering or intruding:
Given to intruding in other people's affairs:
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