verb
- past tense of intermeddle; to interfere or involve oneself in the affairs of others without invitation or right
Usage: formal; often disapproving
Examples
- The ambassador intermeddled in the domestic politics of the host country.
- She intermeddled in her neighbor’s family dispute despite being asked to stay out of it.
- The committee chair warned members not to have intermeddled in matters outside their jurisdiction.
- He intermeddled in the business negotiations, causing unnecessary complications.
- The judge ruled that the third party had intermeddled in the contract dispute.
- Local officials intermeddled in the federal investigation, hampering progress.