interference
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(noun) the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding |
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Synonyms: hindrance, interfering |
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Related Words: act, antagonism, bar, complicating, complication, deterrence, foiling, frustrating, frustration, human action, human activity, obstruction, prevention, thwarting |
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(noun) a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries |
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Synonyms: intervention |
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Related Words: foreign policy |
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Antonyms: noninterference |
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(noun) electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication |
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Synonyms: disturbance, noise |
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Related Words: XT, atmospheric static, atmospherics, background, background signal, crosstalk, fadeout, static, trouble |
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(noun) the act of blocking someone's path with your body (as in football); "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" |
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Synonyms: block, blocking |
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Related Words: obstruction, trap block |
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(noun) something that impedes or is burdensome |
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Synonyms: encumbrance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, preventative, preventive |
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Related Words: clog, impediment, impedimenta, obstruction, speed bump |
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