meddlesomeness
- noun
- /ˈmɛdəlˌsʌmnəs/
:
entrometido
- Similarly, Von Ramdohr asserted, "We civilized people... have become... accustomed to assistance being given to our women when childbearing," but that this "meddlesomeness" increased the danger from infection.
Examples
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The teacher's meddlesomeness in the students' projects led to frustration as they felt their creativity was stifled.
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"In our work, we have tried not to filter out those who did not comply with images of uniform experiences, attitudes, and understandings of identity, but we have tried instead to look at how differences are negotiated in terms of gender, belonging, authority, class and work, meddlesomeness, kinship, neighboring, and even relatedness to an Almighty."
Academic text (1992) -
Her meddlesomeness often caused tension among her friends as she would constantly try to give unsolicited advice.
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Many viewed his meddlesomeness in family affairs as intrusive, believing he should respect their privacy.
Synonyms
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7.2
The act of entering or interfering in someone's private life without being invited
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9.2
A way of trying to help that people do not want and find annoying
A habit of trying to find out other people's private things
Antonyms
How Interfering
Surface Forms
Morphology
meddlesomeness = meddlesome (transparent) = meddle + some + ness
Formed from 'meddlesome' (meddle + -some) with the nominalizing suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly derived from 'meddle'.
Etymology
The word meddlesomeness comes from meddle meaning 'to mix in' plus the suffix -some meaning 'tending to' and -ness meaning 'state or quality'. Think of someone who keeps 'mixing in' other people's affairs, like stirring a pot, and you have a clear image of meddlesomeness as the habit or quality of interfering.