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# interference

noun (interference — uncountable)

«interference» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Getting involved in someone else's business when you are not wanted: interference in their affairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interference/#m1)
2. (science, radio) Noise or crackle that spoils a radio, TV or phone signal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interference/#m2)
3. (sport) A foul when a player wrongly blocks another. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interference/#m3)
4. (science) The way waves combine and add up or cancel out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interference/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interference/#x1)
- She resented her brother's interference in her plans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interference/#x2)
- The referee called interference. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interference/#x3)
- Countries should hold elections without foreign interference. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interference/#x4)
- Mobile phones can cause interference on speakers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interference/#x5)
- Light waves show interference patterns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interference/#x6)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interference/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Verb: interfere. Spelling: interference has -ence. Say in-ter-FEER-ence.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «interference» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interference/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«interference» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/interference.html) on Mova free.