disapproval If you say that someone meddles in something, you are criticizing the fact that they try to influence or change it without being asked. Already some people are asking whether scientists have any right to meddle in such matters If only you hadn't felt compelled to meddle. the inept and meddling bureaucrats. = interfere + meddler meddlers med·dler They view activists as little more than meddlers
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!
To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub another's property without permission; often followed by with or in