meddling
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l verb (used without object), med·dled, med·dling.
to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English medlen < Old French me(s)dler, variant of mesler (French mêler) < Vulgar Latin *misculāre, frequentative of Latin miscēre to mix
1250–1300; Middle English medlen < Old French me(s)dler, variant of mesler (French mêler) < Vulgar Latin *misculāre, frequentative of Latin miscēre to mix
Related forms
med·dler, noun
med·dling·ly, adverb
o·ver·med·dle, verb (used without object), o·ver·med·dled, o·ver·med·dling.
un·med·dled, adjective
un·med·dling, adjective
Synonyms
intervene, intrude, pry.
intervene, intrude, pry.
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| meddle (ˈmɛdəl) | |
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Word Origin & History
meddle
late 13c., "to mingle," from O.N.Fr. medler (O.Fr. mesler) "to mix, mingle, to meddle," from V.L. *misculare, from L. miscere "to mix" (see mix). Meaning "to concern oneself" (usually disparaging) is attested from early 15c. From mid-14c. to 1700, it also was a euphemism for
"have sexual intercourse." Related: Meddled; meddler; meddlesome; meddling.
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Example sentences
Meddling with it can be dangerous-as the coalition is discovering.
So more human meddling with the climate to move a hurricane is hardly going to be helpful.
The bishops are well aware that they are leaving themselves open to charges of meddling in affairs beyond their competence.
Fine wits destroy themselves with their own plots, in meddling with great affairs of state.
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