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puuttuminen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absence noun The state of not being in a place where one is expected.
  • interference noun The act of interfering with, or disrupting, something.
  • shortfall noun An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.

Senses

puuttuminen is used for these senses in English:

  • absence Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • interference The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
  • shortfall An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.

absence — full definition

  1. noun The state of not being in a place where one is expected.
  2. noun A lack or non-existence of something.

interference — full definition

  1. noun The act of interfering with, or disrupting, something.
  2. noun Unwanted noise or distortion affecting a signal, such as radio or TV.
  3. noun An effect produced when overlapping waves combine, in physics.

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