1. to interfere in the affairs of others without being asked or having the right to do so
Usage: formal

Examples

• The ambassador was warned not to intermeddle in the country’s domestic politics.
• She tends to intermeddle in her neighbors’ personal business.
• The board advised him not to intermeddle in matters outside his jurisdiction.
• Parents should avoid intermeddling in their adult children’s relationships.
• The judge ruled that the government had no right to intermeddle in private contracts.
• His tendency to intermeddle in office disputes made him unpopular with colleagues.