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Interject vs Interfere - What's the difference?

interject | interfere |

In intransitive terms the difference between interject and interfere

is that interject is to interpose oneself; to intervene while interfere is to get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.

As verbs the difference between interject and interfere

is that interject is to insert something between other things while interfere is to get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.

interject

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To insert something between other things
  • To interpose oneself; to intervene.
  • Synonyms

    * (to insert between other things) insert * (to interpose oneself) interpose, intervene

    interfere

    English

    Alternative forms

    * enterfere (obsolete)

    Verb

    (interfer)
  • To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
  • I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.
  • (physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped]] or [[superpose, superposed.
  • Correlated waves interfere''' to produce interesting patterns, while uncorrelated waves overlap without '''interfering .
    Where the radio-wave signals of the two radio stations interfere the listener hears nothing but noise.
  • (mostly of horses) To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
  • Derived terms

    * interference

    See also

    * busy body * interferometry