verb

meddle

MEHD-uhl

verb

To interfere in matters that are not one's concern.

"Stop meddling in your sister's marriage."

"The new manager kept meddling with a project he knew nothing about."

How to Use Meddle

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo butt into other people's business uninvited.

Common mistake

Don't confuse with "medal" (an award) — they sound different but are sometimes misspelled by learners.

Easily confused with

medal → meddlesome →

Common pairings

meddle in affairs meddle with don't meddle

meddled past tense, meddles singular

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From Anglo-Norman medler, from Late Latin misculāre, from Latin misceō ("to mix") — the sense narrowed from "to mix in" to "to interfere".

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