"interference" in the noun sense
1. intervention, interference
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
2. hindrance, hinderance, interference
the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
3. noise, interference, disturbance
electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
4. interference
American football) blocking a player's path with your body
"he ran interference for the quarterback"
5. hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
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