interference

Noun
  1. A policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries (synset 106674307)
    is a type of: foreign policy - a policy governing international relations
    same as: intervention
  2. The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding (synset 101075919)
    is a type of: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen
    subtypes:
    • foiling, frustration, thwarting - an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
    • antagonism - (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
    • obstruction - the act of obstructing
    • complication - the act or process of complicating
    • deterrence - the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
    • bar, prevention - the act of preventing
    same as: hinderance, hindrance
  3. Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication (synset 107444811)
    is a type of: trouble - an event causing distress or pain
    subtypes:
    • clutter - unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen
    • background, background signal - extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
    • crosstalk, xt - the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling
    • fadeout - a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances
    • jitter - small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
    • atmospheric static, atmospherics, static - a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
    • white noise - a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration
    same as: disturbance, noise
  4. (American football) blocking a player's path with your body (synset 100563680)
    "he ran interference for the quarterback"
    referred to in: american football, american football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
    is a type of: block, blocking - the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
  5. Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome (synset 103525974)
    is a type of: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor - any structure that makes progress difficult
    subtypes:
    • clog - any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
    • speed bump - a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
    same as: encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, preventative, preventive

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