intervention
Pronunciation: /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/
The English word “intervention” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
- A legal motion through which a person or entity who has not been named as a party to a case seeks to have the court order that they be made a party.
- An orchestrated attempt to convince somebody with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior.
- An action taken or procedure performed; an operation.
Etymology
From Middle French intervention, from Latin interventiō. Morphologically intervene + -tion.
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More English words
- intervenium
- intervenor
- intervenose
- intervenous
- interventionable
- interventional
- interventionalist
- interventionally
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