TAMPERING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of altering something secretly or improperly

Synonyms:

meddling; tampering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

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

Derivation:

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

-ing form of the verb tamper