Meddle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɛdəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɛdəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɛdəl/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈɛdəl/.

Examples

Don't meddle in my affairs!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tamper

Parts of Speech

verb	intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly “Don't meddle in my affairs!”

Word Forms

meddler	noun	an officious annoying person who interferes with others
meddling	noun	the act of altering something secretly or improperly
tampering	noun	the act of altering something secretly or improperly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einmischen

sich in die Angelegenheiten oder Geschäfte anderer Leute einmischen; stören ungewollt

🇫🇷French

se mêler

s'immiscer dans les affaires ou les affaires d'autrui ; interférer de manière indésirable

🇪🇸Spanish

entrometerse

inmiscuirse en los asuntos o negocios de otras personas; interferir indeseadamente

🇮🇹Italian

immischiarsi

intromettersi negli affari o negli affari di altre persone; interferire in modo indesiderato

🇳🇱Dutch

bemoeien

zich bemoeien met de zaken of zaken van anderen; ongewenst tussenbeide komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

intrometer-se

intrometer-se nos assuntos ou negócios de outras pessoas; interferir indesejavelmente

🇷🇺Russian

вмешиваться

вторгаться в чужие дела или дела; вмешиваться нежелательно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मेडल

अन्य लोगों के मामलों या व्यवसाय में हस्तक्षेप करना; अवांछित रूप से हस्तक्षेप करना

🇧🇩Bengali

হস্তক্ষেপ

অন্য লোকেদের বিষয় বা ব্যবসায় অনুপ্রবেশ; অযাচিতভাবে হস্তক্ষেপ

🇮🇳Tamil

தலையீடு

மற்றவர்களின் விவகாரங்கள் அல்லது வியாபாரத்தில் ஊடுருவல்; தேவையில்லாமல் தலையிட

🇮🇳Telugu

జోక్యం

ఇతరుల వ్యవహారాలు లేదా వ్యాపారంలో చొరబడడం; అనవసరంగా జోక్యం చేసుకుంటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

हस्तक्षेप

इतर लोकांच्या व्यवहारात किंवा व्यवसायात घुसखोरी; अवांछितपणे हस्तक्षेप करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મધ્યસ્થી

અન્ય લોકોની બાબતો અથવા વ્યવસાયમાં ઘૂસણખોરી; અનિચ્છનીય દખલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಧ್ಯಸ್ಥಿಕೆ

ಇತರ ಜನರ ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯವಹಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಳನುಗ್ಗಿ; ಅನಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಹಸ್ತಕ್ಷೇಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടപെടൽ

മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ കാര്യങ്ങളിലോ ബിസിനസ്സുകളിലോ ഇടപെടുക; അനാവശ്യമായി ഇടപെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਖਲ

ਦੂਜੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੁਸਪੈਠ; ਅਣਚਾਹੇ ਦਖਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

مداخلت

دوسرے لوگوں کے معاملات یا کاروبار میں دخل اندازی؛ ناپسندیدہ مداخلت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

插手

干涉他人的事务或生意；不必要的干扰

🇯🇵Japanese

干渉する

他人の事柄やビジネスに介入する。望ましくない干渉をする

🇰🇷Korean

참견하다

다른 사람의 일이나 사업에 간섭하다; 원하지 않게 방해하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xen vào

xen vào công việc hoặc công việc của người khác; can thiệp ngoài ý muốn

🇹🇭Thai

เข้าไปยุ่ง

ก้าวก่ายกิจการหรือธุรกิจของผู้อื่น รบกวนโดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencampuri

mencampuri urusan atau urusan orang lain; ikut campur secara tidak diinginkan

🇵🇭Filipino

makialam

manghimasok sa mga gawain o negosyo ng ibang tao; makialam nang hindi gusto

🇲🇾Malay

campur tangan

menceroboh dalam hal ehwal atau perniagaan orang lain; campur tangan secara tidak diingini

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التدخل

التدخل في شؤون الآخرين أو أعمالهم؛ التدخل بشكل غير مرغوب فيه

🇮🇷Persian

دخالت کردن

دخالت در امور یا تجارت دیگران؛ دخالت ناخواسته

🇹🇷Turkish

karışmak

başkalarının işlerine veya işlerine izinsiz girmek; istenmeyen müdahale

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְעַרֵב

לחדור לעניינים או לעסקים של אנשים אחרים; להפריע באופן לא רצוי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'meddle'?

The primary meaning of 'meddle' is 'intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'meddle' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'meddle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'meddle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'meddle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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