The act or an instance of interfering or intruding

• obtrusion

  1. An interference or intrusion
  2. An encroachment beyond proper limits

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  1. An interference or intrusion
  2. An encroachment beyond proper limits

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• meddling

  1. That meddles.
  2. Action of the verb meddle.
  3. Present participle of meddle.

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  1. That meddles.
  2. Action of the verb meddle.
  3. Present participle of meddle.

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• intrusion

  1. The act of intruding or the condition of being intruded on.
  2. An inappropriate or unwelcome addition.
  3. The forcing of molten rock into an earlier formation.

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  1. The act of intruding or the condition of being intruded on.
  2. An inappropriate or unwelcome addition.
  3. The forcing of molten rock into an earlier formation.

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• intervention

  1. The act or process of intervening:
  2. The systematic process of assessment and planning employed to remediate or prevent a social, educational, or developmental problem:
  3. An act that alters the course of a disease, injury, or condition by initiating a treatment or performing a procedure or surgery.

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  1. The act or process of intervening:
  2. The systematic process of assessment and planning employed to remediate or prevent a social, educational, or developmental problem:
  3. An act that alters the course of a disease, injury, or condition by initiating a treatment or performing a procedure or surgery.

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The act of obstructing

• interposition

  1. an interposing or being interposed
  2. a thing interposed
  3. the disputed doctrine that a state may reject a federal mandate that it considers to be encroaching on its rights

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  1. an interposing or being interposed
  2. a thing interposed
  3. the disputed doctrine that a state may reject a federal mandate that it considers to be encroaching on its rights

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• thrusting between

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• barricading

  1. Present participle of barricade.

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  1. Present participle of barricade.

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• arrest

  1. To stop; check:
  2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.
  3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.

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  1. To stop; check:
  2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.
  3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.

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• choking

  1. The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
  2. The act of coughing when a foreign object (i.e. food, beverages) becomes lodged in a person's airway.
  3. Present participle of choke.

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  1. The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
  2. The act of coughing when a foreign object (i.e. food, beverages) becomes lodged in a person's airway.
  3. Present participle of choke.

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• clogging

  1. Present participle of clog.

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  1. Present participle of clog.

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• shutting-off

  1. Present participle of shut off.

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  1. Present participle of shut off.

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• inhibition

  1. The act of inhibiting or the state of being inhibited.
  2. Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.
  3. Conscious or unconscious restraint of a behavioral process, desire, or impulse.

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  1. The act of inhibiting or the state of being inhibited.
  2. Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.
  3. Conscious or unconscious restraint of a behavioral process, desire, or impulse.

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• restraint

  1. The act of restraining:
  2. The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom:
  3. An influence that inhibits or restrains:

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  1. The act of restraining:
  2. The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom:
  3. An influence that inhibits or restrains:

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• hindrance

  1. The act of hindering:
  2. The condition of being hindered.
  3. Something that hinders; an impediment.

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  1. The act of hindering:
  2. The condition of being hindered.
  3. Something that hinders; an impediment.

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• interception

  1. The act of intercepting or the state of being intercepted:
  2. Something, such as a missile, an aircraft, or a radio transmission, that is intercepted.
  3. A pass that is intercepted, especially a forward pass in football.

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  1. The act of intercepting or the state of being intercepted:
  2. Something, such as a missile, an aircraft, or a radio transmission, that is intercepted.
  3. A pass that is intercepted, especially a forward pass in football.

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• tackling

  1. Gear; tackle.

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  1. Gear; tackle.

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• collision

  1. An act of colliding; a crash.
  2. A condition of opposition or conflict between two or more people or things:
  3. A brief dynamic event consisting of the close approach of two or more particles, such as atoms, resulting in an abrupt change of momentum or exchange of energy.

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  1. An act of colliding; a crash.
  2. A condition of opposition or conflict between two or more people or things:
  3. A brief dynamic event consisting of the close approach of two or more particles, such as atoms, resulting in an abrupt change of momentum or exchange of energy.

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• clashing

  1. Present participle of clash.
  2. A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.

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  1. Present participle of clash.
  2. A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.

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• hampering

  1. Present participle of hamper.
  2. That which hampers; an impediment.

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  1. Present participle of hamper.
  2. That which hampers; an impediment.

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• barring

  1. Apart from the occurrence of; excepting:

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  1. Apart from the occurrence of; excepting:

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• blocking

  1. The intentional denying of access to a network, networked device such as a switch, router, circuit, or networked resource, such as a database.
  2. In reference to a voice switch (see Figure B-2) or other device intentionally engineered to block some call attempts during the busiest hour of the day.This approach involves the concept of Grade of Service (GoS), which is the probability of blockage during the busy hour, expressed as a decimal fraction of the calls anticipated to be blocked. See also busy hour, GoS, and non-blocking.
  3. A characteristic of a switch that is not able to handle simultaneous connections for all attached devices or all switch ports.

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  1. The intentional denying of access to a network, networked device such as a switch, router, circuit, or networked resource, such as a database.
  2. In reference to a voice switch (see Figure B-2) or other device intentionally engineered to block some call attempts during the busiest hour of the day.This approach involves the concept of Grade of Service (GoS), which is the probability of blockage during the busy hour, expressed as a decimal fraction of the calls anticipated to be blocked. See also busy hour, GoS, and non-blocking.
  3. A characteristic of a switch that is not able to handle simultaneous connections for all attached devices or all switch ports.

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• checking

  1. Present participle of check.
  2. (ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
  3. (informal) A checking account.

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  1. Present participle of check.
  2. (ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
  3. (informal) A checking account.

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• impedance

  1. A measure of the total opposition to current flow in an alternating current circuit, made up of two components, ohmic resistance and reactance, and usually represented in complex notation as Z = R + iX, where R is the ohmic resistance and X is the reactance.
  2. An analogous measure of resistance to an alternating effect, as the resistance to vibration of the medium in sound transmission.

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  1. A measure of the total opposition to current flow in an alternating current circuit, made up of two components, ohmic resistance and reactance, and usually represented in complex notation as Z = R + iX, where R is the ohmic resistance and X is the reactance.
  2. An analogous measure of resistance to an alternating effect, as the resistance to vibration of the medium in sound transmission.

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• retardation

  1. The act or process of delaying or impeding.
  2. The condition of being delayed or impeded.
  3. The extent to which something is held back or delayed.

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  1. The act or process of delaying or impeding.
  2. The condition of being delayed or impeded.
  3. The extent to which something is held back or delayed.

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• resistance

  1. The act or an instance of resisting or the capacity to resist.
  2. A force that tends to oppose or retard motion.
  3. An underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation.

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  1. The act or an instance of resisting or the capacity to resist.
  2. A force that tends to oppose or retard motion.
  3. An underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation.

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• intervention

  1. The act or process of intervening:
  2. The systematic process of assessment and planning employed to remediate or prevent a social, educational, or developmental problem:
  3. An act that alters the course of a disease, injury, or condition by initiating a treatment or performing a procedure or surgery.

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  1. The act or process of intervening:
  2. The systematic process of assessment and planning employed to remediate or prevent a social, educational, or developmental problem:
  3. An act that alters the course of a disease, injury, or condition by initiating a treatment or performing a procedure or surgery.

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Taking forcible part in the affairs of others

• back-seat driving

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• barging-in

  1. Present participle of barge in.

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  1. Present participle of barge in.

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• horning in

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• butting-in

  1. Present participle of butt in.

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  1. Present participle of butt in.

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• kibitzing

  1. Present participle of kibitz.
  2. The action of the verb to kibitz.

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  1. Present participle of kibitz.
  2. The action of the verb to kibitz.

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• advising

  1. Present participle of advise.
  2. advice

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  1. Present participle of advise.
  2. advice

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• intermeddling

  1. Present participle of intermeddle.
  2. interference

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  1. Present participle of intermeddle.
  2. interference

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• tampering

  1. Present participle of tamper.
  2. The act of one who tampers.

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  1. Present participle of tamper.
  2. The act of one who tampers.

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• trespassing

  1. The act of walking on private property
  2. Present participle of trespass.

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  1. The act of walking on private property
  2. Present participle of trespass.

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• prying

  1. Insistently or impertinently curious or inquisitive:

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  1. Insistently or impertinently curious or inquisitive:

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• interruption

  1. an interrupting or being interrupted
  2. anything that interrupts
  3. the interval during which something is interrupted; intermission

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  1. an interrupting or being interrupted
  2. anything that interrupts
  3. the interval during which something is interrupted; intermission

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• interposition

  1. an interposing or being interposed
  2. a thing interposed
  3. the disputed doctrine that a state may reject a federal mandate that it considers to be encroaching on its rights

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  1. an interposing or being interposed
  2. a thing interposed
  3. the disputed doctrine that a state may reject a federal mandate that it considers to be encroaching on its rights

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• meddling

  1. That meddles.
  2. Action of the verb meddle.
  3. Present participle of meddle.

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  1. That meddles.
  2. Action of the verb meddle.
  3. Present participle of meddle.

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That which obstructs

• obstacle

  1. Something that stands in the way of or holds up progress:

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  1. Something that stands in the way of or holds up progress:

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• check

  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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• obstruction

  1. Something that obstructs; an obstacle:
  2. The act of obstructing:
  3. The condition of being obstructed:

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  1. Something that obstructs; an obstacle:
  2. The act of obstructing:
  3. The condition of being obstructed:

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