meddlesomeness

/ˈmɛdəɫsəmnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being meddlesome; officiousness, intrusiveness.

Word Origin Meddle comes from Latin 'miscere' (to mix) via Old French. To meddle is to mix oneself into others' affairs. Meddlesome adds -some (characterized by), and meddlesomeness adds -ness (the quality). So it's the quality of being prone to mixing in. The same root miscere gives us mixture, miscible, and mix. The idea: a meddler stirs the pot.

noun The state or quality of being meddlesome; officiousness, intrusiveness. countable

Her constant meddlesomeness in other people's affairs made her very unpopular in the neighborhood.

(名词) 好管闲事;多管闲事;爱管闲事

她总是爱管别人的闲事,这让邻里非常讨厌她。

(sustantivo) El estado o la cualidad de ser entrometido; oficiosidad, intromisión.

Su constante intromisión en los asuntos de los demás la hizo muy impopular en el vecindario.

(nom) indiscrétion; ingérence; immixtion [Le fait de se mêler sans cesse des affaires des autres ; indiscrétion, caractère importun.]

Sa meddlesomeness constante dans les affaires des autres la rendait très impopulaire dans le quartier.

(Substantiv) Einmischungslust; Aufdringlichkeit; Zudringlichkeit [**meddlesomeness** *Subst.* – die Eigenschaft, sich unaufgefordert in fremde Angelegenheiten einzumischen; Aufdringlichkeit oder Einmischungslust.]

Ihre ständige **meddlesomeness** in den Angelegenheiten anderer machte sie im Viertel sehr unbeliebt.

(名詞) おせっかいであること;他人のことに干渉しがちな性質。

彼女が絶えず他人のことに干渉するため、近所ではとても評判が悪かった。

(substantivo) intromissão; indiscrição; intrusismo [O estado ou qualidade de ser intrometido; indiscrição, intrusão.]

Sua constante intromissão nos assuntos dos outros a tornava muito impopular no bairro.

Word parts: meddle + some + ness

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