interference

English Thesaurus

1. (American football) blocking a player's path with your body (noun.act)

hypernym	:	block, blocking,
definition	:	the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements (noun.act)

domain category	:	american football, american football game,
definition	:	a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays (noun.act)

2. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding (noun.act)

hypernym	:	act, deed, human action, human activity,
definition	:	something that people do or cause to happen (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	foiling, frustration, thwarting,
definition	:	an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts (noun.act)

hyponym	:	antagonism,
definition	:	(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure (noun.act)

hyponym	:	obstruction,
definition	:	the act of obstructing (noun.act)

hyponym	:	complication,
definition	:	the act or process of complicating (noun.act)

hyponym	:	deterrence,
definition	:	the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety (noun.act)

hyponym	:	bar, prevention,
definition	:	the act of preventing (noun.act)

3. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor,
definition	:	any structure that makes progress difficult (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	clog,
definition	:	any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	speed bump,
definition	:	a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway (noun.artifact)

4. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	foreign policy,
definition	:	a policy governing international relations (noun.communication)

5. electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication (noun.event)

hypernym	:	trouble,
definition	:	an event causing distress or pain (noun.event)

hyponym	:	clutter,
definition	:	unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	background, background signal,
definition	:	extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured (noun.event)

hyponym	:	crosstalk, xt,
definition	:	the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling (noun.event)

hyponym	:	fadeout,
definition	:	a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances (noun.event)

hyponym	:	jitter,
definition	:	small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources (noun.event)

hyponym	:	atmospheric static, atmospherics, static,
definition	:	a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference (noun.event)

hyponym	:	white noise,
definition	:	a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration (noun.event)

6. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding (noun.act)

derivation	:	interfere,
definition	:	come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle (verb.social)

7. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	hinder, impede,
definition	:	be a hindrance or obstacle to (verb.social)

derivation	:	preventative, preventive,
definition	:	tending to prevent or hinder (adj.all)

8. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries (noun.communication)

antonym	:	noninterference, nonintervention,
definition	:	a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes (noun.communication)

derivation	:	interfere, interpose, intervene, step in,
definition	:	get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force (verb.social)

9. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding (noun.act)

derivation	:	interfere,
definition	:	come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle (verb.social)

10. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	hinder, impede,
definition	:	be a hindrance or obstacle to (verb.social)

derivation	:	preventative, preventive,
definition	:	tending to prevent or hinder (adj.all)

11. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries (noun.communication)

antonym	:	noninterference, nonintervention,
definition	:	a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes (noun.communication)

derivation	:	interfere, interpose, intervene, step in,
definition	:	get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force (verb.social)