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intervention

Syllabification: (in·ter·ven·tion)
Pronunciation: /ˌintərˈvenCHən/

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Definition of intervention

noun

  • the action or process of intervening:they are plants that grow naturally without human intervention
  • interference by a country in another’s affairs:the administration was reported to be considering military intervention
  • action taken to improve a situation, especially a medical disorder:two patients were referred for surgical intervention
  • an occasion on which a person with an addiction or other behavioral 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

Derivatives

interventional

Pronunciation: /-SHənl/

adjective

Origin:

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

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