interfere with
phrasal verb
interfered with; interfering with; interferes with
1
: to stop or slow (something) : to make (something) slower or more difficult
The drug might interfere with a child's physical development.
All of the noise was interfering with my concentration.
2
British
: to touch (a child) in a sexual and improper way
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In a letter to the Center for American Rights, the Enforcement Bureau denied the complaint, noting that the First Amendment restricts the agency from interfering with the decision-making of a free press.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
The coatings work by interfering with certain wavelengths of light, eliminating their reflection; therefore, more light enters your optics and can pass through to your eyes.
—Matt Morris, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Marrying short videos with rapid context-switching, research suggests, interferes with our ability to act on our prior intentions.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
In 2021, California state scientists and researchers from the University of California reviewed dozens of trials and came to a similar conclusion, that food dyes can interfere with normal behavior in some children.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
The coatings work by interfering with certain wavelengths of light, eliminating their reflection; therefore, more light enters your optics and can pass through to your eyes.
—Matt Morris, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Marrying short videos with rapid context-switching, research suggests, interferes with our ability to act on our prior intentions.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
In 2021, California state scientists and researchers from the University of California reviewed dozens of trials and came to a similar conclusion, that food dyes can interfere with normal behavior in some children.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Interfere with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interfere%20with. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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