meddle
Stick nose in
To meddle is to involve yourself in matters that aren't your concern, typically in ways others find intrusive or unwelcome: Stop meddling in my love life.
The word implies uninvited interference rather than helpful participation.
A meddler is someone who habitually pokes into other people's affairs.
The neighbors were always meddling.
One who pries
- pryLever or snoop
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- spyCovert information gatherer
peep · probe · inquire · rubberneck · busybody · ferret · nose around · dig into
Interfere harmfully
- intrudeEnter uninvited
- interveneCome between opposing sides
- encroachAdvance beyond proper limits
- interposeInsert between other things
overstep · intercede · interject · butt in · horn in · muscle in · impose · insinuate
Intrusive meddler
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- buttinskyIntrusive meddler in others' affairs
- officiousIntrusively asserting authority
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
overbearing · presumptuous · impertinent · nosy parker · pushy · pestiferous · obtrusive · interfering
Without formal welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- unsolicitedNot asked for
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
intrusion · interference · overreach · presume · rebuff · objectionable · inappropriate · unasked
snoop
One who pries
spy · peep · probe · inquire · rubberneck · busybody · ferret · nose around · dig into · peek
tamper
Interfere harmfully
interpose · overstep · intercede · interject · butt in · horn in · muscle in · impose · insinuate · obtrude
busybody
Intrusive meddler
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- buttinskyIntrusive meddler in others' affairs
- officiousIntrusively asserting authority
intrusive · overbearing · presumptuous · impertinent · nosy parker · pushy · pestiferous · obtrusive · interfering · troublesome
uninvited
Without formal welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- unsolicitedNot asked for
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
imposition · intrusion · interference · overreach · presume · rebuff · objectionable · inappropriate · unasked · out of line
sabotage
Deliberate disruption of operations
thwart · upset · destabilize · obstruct · hinder · impede · hamper · subvert · spoil · ruin
- meddlingbutt in, horn in, intrude, pry, snoop
- intrusionsintrusion, intrude, intruder, intruding, barging in
- fidgetingfidgeting, fidget, tapping, fiddle, finger tapping
- agitateagitate, stir, rouse, disturb, rile up
- Control Issuesmicromanage, control freak, helicopter parenting, obsessive, compulsive
meddlemind one's own business
Refrain from prying
ignore · leave alone · disregard · overlook · neglect