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noun
- 1. the action or process of intervening: "a high degree of state intervention in the economy"
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INTERVENTION definition: 1. intentional action to change a situation, with the aim of improving it or preventing it from…. Learn more.
: the act of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning) educational intervention. surgical interventions for cardiovascular disease. b. : the interference of a country in the affairs of another country for the purpose of compelling it to do or forbear doing certain acts.
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.
a planned confrontation of someone engaging in self-destructive behavior, such as substance abuse, to convince them to seek treatment: She thought her drinking was a well-kept secret until she came home to find six of her siblings and friends ready to conduct an intervention.
intervention (in something) the act of interrupting somebody when they are speaking in order to say something. People resented his repeated interventions in the debate. an occasion when a group of people meet to take action with a friend or family member who has an addiction to drugs or alcohol, in order to help them recover.
1. variable noun. Intervention is the act of intervening in a situation. ...the role of the United States and its intervention in the internal affairs of many countries. [+ in] ...military interventions. Synonyms: mediation, involvement, interference, intrusion More Synonyms of intervention. 2. countable noun.
INTERVENTION definition: the act of intervening, especially to prevent something from happening: . Learn more.
