interference
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
Types & categories
- foreign policy hypernym
Related & opposite
- nonintervention antonym
- intervene derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
Types & categories
- human action hypernym
- thwarting hyponym
- antagonism hyponym
- obstruction hyponym
- complication hyponym
- deterrence hyponym
- prevention hyponym
Related & opposite
- interfere derivation
Sense 3 noun
electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
Types & categories
- trouble hypernym
- clutter hyponym
- background signal hyponym
- crosstalk hyponym
- fadeout hyponym
- jitter hyponym
- static hyponym
- white noise hyponym
Sense 4 noun
(American football) blocking a player's path with your body
he ran interference for the quarterback
Types & categories
- blocking hypernym
Related & opposite
- American football domain topic
Sense 5 noun
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Types & categories
- obstruction hypernym
- clog hyponym
- speed bump hyponym
Related & opposite
- hinder derivation
- preventative derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonintervention |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | intervene |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | foreign policy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | interfere |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | human action |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | thwarting |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | antagonism |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | obstruction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | complication |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | deterrence |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | prevention |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | trouble |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | clutter |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | background signal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | crosstalk |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fadeout |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | jitter |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | static |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | white noise |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | American football |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | blocking |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | hinder |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | preventative |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | obstruction |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | clog |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | speed bump |