{
    "term": "interference",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of getting involved in and trying to influence a situation that should not really involve you, in a way that annoys other people",
            "sensetop": "interference (in something)interference with something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They resent foreign interference in the internal affairs of their country.",
                    "contextForm": "interference (in something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "political interference in legal proceedings"
                },
                {
                    "text": "interference with proper medical procedures",
                    "contextForm": "interference with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I will not tolerate such gross interference."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My boss said she would brook no interference from other departments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The law is designed to prevent interference by local police."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They deeply resent interference in their affairs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will not allow any interference with the normal democratic processes."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["undue", "unwarranted", "bureaucratic"],
                "verb + interference": ["avoid", "eliminate", "minimize"],
                "preposition": [
                    "without interference",
                    "interference in",
                    "interference with"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "interruption of a radio signal by another signal on a similar wavelength, causing extra noise that is not wanted",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry", "TV, radio and news"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to clear the way for the player with the ball by blocking players from the other team",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to help somebody by dealing with problems for them so that they do not need to deal with them",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You have plenty of friends that can always run interference for you."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns/",
                "audio": "in/interference/interference__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/",
                "audio": "in/interference/interference__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 18th cent.: from interfere, on the pattern of words such as difference."
}