Meddle: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ค
meddle
[ หmษd(ษ)l ]
interfere
To meddle means to interfere in something that is not your concern or business. It can also mean to handle something in a careless or inappropriate way.
Synonyms
interfere, interlope, intrude.
Examples of usage
- Stop meddling in my personal life!
- She meddled with the machinery and now it's broken.
tamper
To meddle can also mean to tamper with something, especially in a way that is not desired or appropriate.
Synonyms
interfere, manipulate, tamper.
Examples of usage
- Please don't meddle with the evidence at the crime scene.
- He meddled with the settings and now the computer won't work.
Translations
Translations of the word "meddle" in other languages:
๐ต๐น intrometer-se
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฆเคเคฒ เคฆเฅเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช sich einmischen
๐ฎ๐ฉ campur tangan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒััััะฐัะธัั
๐ต๐ฑ wtrฤ caฤ siฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๅนฒๆธใใ (kanshล suru)
๐ซ๐ท se mรชler
๐ช๐ธ entrometerse
๐น๐ท karฤฑลmak
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ฐ์ญํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุชุฏุฎู
๐จ๐ฟ vmฤลกovat se
๐ธ๐ฐ mieลกaลฅ sa
๐จ๐ณ ๅนฒๆถ (gฤnshรจ)
๐ธ๐ฎ vmeลกavati se
๐ฎ๐ธ skipta sรฉr af
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐัะฐะปะฐัั
๐ฌ๐ช แฉแแ แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ qarฤฑลmaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ entrometerse
Etymology
The word 'meddle' originated in the late 16th century and is derived from Middle English 'medlen', which in turn comes from Old French 'medler' and Latin 'miscere', meaning 'to mix'. Over time, 'meddle' has evolved to mean interfering or tampering with something.