🚧 Causing disturbance 🗣️ From another language 🔀 Mixing signals

interferential

8.7

Causing problems that stop or slow a process

adjective
/ˌɪntərfɪˈrɛnʃəl/

: interferencial

The interferential noise disrupted the entire experiment.

Examples

Some medications can have interferential effects when taken together, reducing their effectiveness.
The interferential noise from nearby construction made it hard to concentrate in the office.
The new policy had an interferential impact on the company's workflow, slowing down production.
We observed interferential patterns in the data.
The interferential effects of the construction work delayed the project timeline.
His interferential behavior during the experiment caused significant disruptions to the data collection.
The interferential noise from the faulty machinery made it hard to hear the important announcements.

Synonyms

disruptive

vsinterferential

57 5.8

Causing trouble that interrupts normal activity

is used for system interference or obstruction rather than social unrest

obstructive

vsinterferential

6 6.2

Making movement or progress difficult by blocking the way

includes physical blockage but also causes wider interference or disturbance

interruptive

vsinterferential

1 6.5

Causing a short break in activity or attention

is broader, causing interference, obstruction, or general disturbance

How Disruptive

disruptive

57 5.8

obstructive

6 6.2

interferential

8.7

harmless

231 1.0

Surface Forms

interferential positive

Morphology

interferential = interfere (semi-transparent) = interfere + ential

The adjective is formed transparently from interfere with the adjectival suffix -ential, but the exact usage is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Interferential comes from the prefix inter- meaning 'between' and the verb interfere meaning 'to get in the way'. So something interferential is like a force that comes between parts of a system and causes a disturbance or slows things down.