meddle

/ˈmed·əl/ v [I] disapproving

Definition

› to try to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility: I don’t want my parents meddling in my affairs by telling me how I should run my life.

(Definition of meddle v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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