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MEDDLING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
Example:
busy about other people's business
Synonyms:
busy; busybodied; interfering; meddlesome; meddling; officious
Classified under:
Similar:
intrusive (tending to intrude (especially upon privacy))
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb meddle
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