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interferir

to interfere

verb een-tehr-feh-REER Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: From Latin inter- ('between') + ferire ('to strike').

Also means

to disrupt

Usage Note

Interferir is a stem-changing verb (e→ie in stressed syllables): interfiero, interfieres, interfiere…. It is used both in everyday contexts ('to interfere in someone's affairs') and technical ones ('to interfere with a signal'). The noun is interferencia. It takes the preposition en: interferir en los asuntos ajenos ('to interfere in other people's affairs').

Examples

"No quiero interferir en su decisión personal."

Natural Translation

I don't want to interfere in their personal decision.

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