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   intervention

   /ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of intervening: "a high degree of state intervention in the economy"
   • ▪ interference by a state in another's affairs: "the government was reported to be considering military intervention"
   • ▪ action taken to improve a medical disorder: "two patients were referred for surgical intervention"
   • ▪ an occasion on which a person with an addiction or other behavioural problem is confronted by a group of friends or family members in an attempt to persuade them to address the issue: "as her health worsened, her daughters considered staging an intervention"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin interventio(n-), from the verb intervenire (see intervene).

   Derivatives

   • 1. interventional adjective

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to intervention. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of intervention. The policeman's intervention broke up the fight. The two countries will not accept outside intervention. Synonyms. stepping in. breaking in. mediation. intermediation. interposition.

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   the act of intervening, esp. to influence or alter a situation in some way. the country's intervention in the internal affairs of others. Synonyms. mediation. involvement. interference. intrusion. arbitration. conciliation. intercession. interposition. agency (old-fashioned) See examples for synonyms. Copyright © 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers.

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   Other forms: interventions. An intervention is the act of inserting one thing between others, like a person trying to help. You could be the subject of a school intervention if your teachers call your parents about the bad grades you've been hiding.