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• v  come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
• v  get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
• s  intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  an interfering old woman

• Various blood-pressure medications, antidepressants, antihistamines, heart drugs and some antibiotics have been implicated in interfering with sex drive or performance.
• They accuse us of interfering in Hungary's internal affairs.
• Ever since Papandreou divorced his wife of 38 years to wed his Mimi, she has come under fire for interfering in government, screening access to the Prime Minister and summoning .

• interfere
• intervene
• step in
• interpose
• meddlesome
• meddling
• officious
• busy
• busybodied

News & Articles

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• Obama Urges Congress Not To 'Block' Immigration Bill
  President Obama is trying to keep the pressure on Congress to overhaul the immigration system without interfering with progress on the legislation. Surrounded by business, labor and religious leaders, the president on Tuesday called on the Senate to pass the bill. The Senate has moved the measure forward, but lawmakers will propose many amendments before any final vote.
  June 12, 2013 - NPR
• Fort Gordon radio upgrades interfering with garage doors in Ga.
  AUGUSTA, Ga., June 11 (UPI) -- A radio system upgrade at Fort Gordon, Ga., is interfering with the frequency of automatic garage door remotes, frustrating some 500 residents in the area.
  June 11, 2013 - UPI
• CA-NEWS Summary
  Russia's Putin says U.S. supports opposition protesters MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused U.S. diplomats of interfering in Russian politics by supporting opposition demonstrators, a day before a planned protest march in Moscow. Putin's complaint came in remarks in which he criticized U.S. actions ranging from the treatment of Native Americans to the dropping of the ...
  June 11, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in AFP
  I hope you (Obama) will avoid interfering in Iran's affairs,Ahmadinejad said, accusing the US leader of using words similar to those of his predecessor George W. Bush, who took a hard line against the Islamic republic.
• Barack Obama in Indian Express
  At the same time, Obama said the US respects the sovereignty of Iran and "is not at all interfering in Iran's internal affairs".
• David Cameron in FOXNews
  Let us show them that this is the end for the big spending, big taxing, recklessly borrowing, big, bossy, interfering government that promises so much and delivers so little,Cameron said Sunday in a swipe at Labour.