meddle
to disturb
TRANSLATION
einmischen, stören
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"And while IT firms account for only 5% of Hungarian employment, they already make up almost one-quarter of its exports. Everything should be just fine, Mr Bojar says, as long as the government is not tempted to MEDDLE."
(BBC News - 29th November 2002)
(BBC News - 29th November 2002)
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meddle
1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere
2.To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper.
Synonyms:
interfere, meddle, tamper
1 These verbs mean to intervene unasked in the affairs of others and often in an impudent or indiscreet manner.
INTERFERE implies action that seriously hampers, hinders, or frustrates: "Romantics of all ages can recall occasions when lust interfered with reason" (Christine Gorman)
MEDDLE stresses unwanted, unwarranted, or unnecessary intrusion: "wholly unacquainted with the world in which they are so fond of meddling" (Edmund
Burke)
TAMPER is to interfere by making unsought, unwelcome, often destructive changes or by trying to influence another in an improper way: "a large number of persons accused of... tampering with ballot boxes" (James Bryce)
meddle
1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere
2.To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper.
Synonyms:
interfere, meddle, tamper
1 These verbs mean to intervene unasked in the affairs of others and often in an impudent or indiscreet manner.
INTERFERE implies action that seriously hampers, hinders, or frustrates: "Romantics of all ages can recall occasions when lust interfered with reason" (Christine Gorman)
MEDDLE stresses unwanted, unwarranted, or unnecessary intrusion: "wholly unacquainted with the world in which they are so fond of meddling" (Edmund
Burke)
TAMPER is to interfere by making unsought, unwelcome, often destructive changes or by trying to influence another in an improper way: "a large number of persons accused of... tampering with ballot boxes" (James Bryce)
