interference

Meanings

Noun

• a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
• the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
• electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
• (American football) blocking a player's path with your body
  • "he ran interference for the quarterback"
• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

Synonyms

disturbance, encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, intervention, noise, preventative, preventive

Antonyms

noninterference, nonintervention