intermeddle
Pry into affairs
To intermeddle is to involve oneself in matters that aren't one's concern—a more formal or legal term than meddle, though the meaning is nearly identical.
The word often appears in legal contexts describing unauthorized interference in others' affairs: The court found that the executor had intermeddled with estate assets before being properly appointed.
Lever or snoop
- snoopOne who pries
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
- kibitzerOne who meddles uninvited
yenta · rumormonger · blabbermouth · tattletale · newsmonger · whisperer · nosy · inquisitive
Advance beyond proper limits
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- overstepExceed proper limits
- infringeViolate another's rights
- impingeTo encroach or affect
obtrude · invade · interlope · impose · transgress · violate · interrupt · disrupt
Facilitate agreement between disputants
- arbitrateSettle as impartial judge
- intercedeIntervene on behalf
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- reconcileResolve a disagreement
facilitate · broker · adjudicate · peacemaker · go-between · conciliator · liaison · moderator
One who creates discord
- pot-stirrerOne who foments discord
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- fomenterOne who incites trouble
- inciterOne who provokes action
agitator · instigator · rabble-rouser · gadfly · intriguer · schemer · mischief-maker · stirrer
pry
Lever or snoop
kibitzer · yenta · rumormonger · blabbermouth · tattletale · newsmonger · whisperer · nosy · inquisitive · curious
encroach
Advance beyond proper limits
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- overstepExceed proper limits
- infringeViolate another's rights
impinge · obtrude · invade · interlope · impose · transgress · violate · interrupt · disrupt · unwelcome
mediate
Facilitate agreement between disputants
reconcile · facilitate · broker · adjudicate · peacemaker · go-between · conciliator · liaison · moderator · umpire
troublemaker
One who creates discord
- pot-stirrerOne who foments discord
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- fomenterOne who incites trouble
inciter · agitator · instigator · rabble-rouser · gadfly · intriguer · schemer · mischief-maker · stirrer
intermeddlemind one's own business
Refrain from prying
abstain · refrain · avoid · eschew · stand aside
intermeddleignore
Refuse to notice
disregard · neglect · overlook · turn a blind eye · look the other way