Antonyms for intermeddling


Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : in-ter-med-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn tərˈmɛd l


Definition of intermeddling

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin inter- (see inter-) + Anglo-French medler (see meddle (v.)).
  • As in meddlesome : adj interfering
  • As in nosy : adj curious; prying
  • As in interference : noun meddling, impedance
  • As in interfere : verb meddle, intervene
  • As in intrude : verb trespass, interrupt
  • As in meddle : verb intervene, interfere
  • As in monkey : verb fiddle, tamper with
  • As in interlope : verb meddle
Example sentences :
  • Man becomes effeminate by intermeddling with the province of woman.
  • Extract from : « The Young Maiden » by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
  • Least of all could she brook the intermeddling of parliament in such a concern.
  • Extract from : « Constitutional History of England, Vol 1 of 3 » by Henry Hallam
  • He wanted no intermeddling of the State; they had enough of that in Belgium already.
  • Extract from : « Violence and the Labor Movement » by Robert Hunter
  • Such was not the intermeddling in affairs that Milton had recommended.
  • Extract from : « Essays » by Arthur Christopher Benson
  • Well had it been, if the intermeddling of this bureaucracy had stopped there.
  • Extract from : « The Ancien Regime » by Charles Kingsley
  • Unfortunately, resumed the prisoner, our plans miscarried, through the intermeddling of the old housekeeper I spoke of.
  • Extract from : « Told by the Death's Head » by Mr Jkai
  • They were strictly forbidden from intermeddling, under any pretext, with the discharge of civil or criminal justice.
  • Extract from : « History of the Rise of the Huguenots » by Henry Baird
  • And I could only say in reply to this intermeddling but blest spirit: Nothing, my dear friend, absolutely nothing!
  • Extract from : « Notes of a Son and Brother » by Henry James
  • The upshot was, that the man was thrashed for intermeddling, and came back only with his scars.
  • Extract from : « The Discovery of the Source of the Nile » by John Hanning Speke
  • It was thus, we see, through the intermeddling of Northern abolitionists, that discussion was cut off in the South.
  • Extract from : « A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin » by A. Woodward

Synonyms for intermeddling

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