interfering

5.7

A person who tries to control other people's lives

adjective
/ˌɪntərˈfɪrɪŋ/

: entrometido

She found his interfering questions about her personal life quite annoying.

Examples

His interfering behavior made it difficult for her to make her own decisions.
People often see him as interfering when he offers unsolicited advice.
But I could not express support for, you know, her interfering with other people's well-being.

Synonyms

intrusive

vsinterfering

52 6.1

Entering where you are not wanted and disturbing someone's privacy

focuses more on influencing others, not only disturbing privacy

overbearing

vsinterfering

30 5.8

Being proud and trying to control other people

is mainly about unwanted interest and influence rather than overt control

busy

vsinterfering

Offensive

9 7.5

Showing too much interest in other people's affairs

highlights the eagerness to influence others rather than simple intrusion

nosey

vsinterfering

8 5.5

Showing too much interest in other people's private lives

adds active attempts to influence others rather than only prying curiosity

meddlesome

vsinterfering

8 7.2

Tending to get involved in other people's business and annoy them

focuses more on active attempts to influence rather than mere curiosity

officious

vsinterfering

5 8.6

Too ready to give help or advice when people do not want it

is about being interested and trying to influence, not just offering help

snoopy

vsinterfering

1 8.4

A person who is too interested in other people's private lives

includes that prying interest but also emphasizes trying to influence outcomes

meddling

vsinterfering

5.0

Being involved in other people's matters when not wanted

is specifically about unwanted interest plus attempts to influence others

busy-bodied

vsinterfering

Offensive

8.4

A person who tries to find out or change other people's private lives

is similar but stresses unwanted influence rather than formal officiousness

overinvolved

vsinterfering

6.0

Taking part too much in a situation or other people's lives

is more about unwanted curiosity plus active attempts to influence people

How Interfering

overbearing

30 5.8

intrusive

52 6.1

interfering

5.7

meddlesome

8 7.2

nosy

Offensive

60 3.4

Surface Forms

interfering positive

interferer comparative

interferingest superlative

Morphology

interfering = interfere (transparent) = interfere + ing

The adjective is a standard present-participle form of the verb 'interfere' expressing the action/state, so its meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Interfering comes from the Latin parts inter- 'between' and ferre 'to carry', and you can see the same fer- root in transfer, which means 'to carry across'. So an interfering person is someone who 'comes between' others or their plans and tries to change things, which is why the word means being too involved in someone else's affairs.