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MEDDLING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The act of altering something secretly or improperly

Synonyms:

meddling; tampering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("meddling" is a kind of...):

change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)

Derivation:

meddle (intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

Example:

busy about other people's business

Synonyms:

busy; busybodied; interfering; meddlesome; meddling; officious

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

intrusive (tending to intrude (especially upon privacy))

 III. (verb) 

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-ing form of the verb meddle

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