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overmeddling

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈmɛdəlɪŋ/

overmeddling noun: excessive interference.

Noun

overmeddling (uncountable)

  1. Excessive interference.
    • justly shent for their overmeddling1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)

Origin of overmeddling

From over- + meddling.

Questions about overmeddling

What does overmeddling mean?
Overmeddling means excessive interference.
What part of speech is overmeddling?
Overmeddling is a noun.
How do you pronounce overmeddling?
Overmeddling is pronounced /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈmɛdəlɪŋ/.

Words near overmeddling in the dictionary

  1. overmeasures
  2. overmeasuring
  3. overmeddle
  4. overmeddled
  5. overmeddles
  6. overmeddling
  7. overmedicalisation
  8. overmedicalisations
  9. overmedicalization
  10. overmedicalize
  11. overmedicalized

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