Dictionary Entry
interference
interference is a 12-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of others. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
12 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 8 senses
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- 1noun
The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of others.
- 2noun
The mutual influence, under certain conditions, of two streams of light, or series of pulsations of sound, or, generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing certain characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark bands, or darkness, in the case of light, silence or increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or superposition of waves generally.
- 3noun
The act or state of interfering, or of claiming a right to the same invention.
- 4noun
(American football) blocking a player's path with your body
"he ran interference for the quarterback"
- 5noun
the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
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- 6noun
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- 7noun
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
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- 8noun
electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
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