intervention
🇺🇸
/ˌɪntərˈvenʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌɪntəˈvenʃn/
noun
C1
Action to help or improve a situation
The government's intervention helped solve the crisis.
C1
A country getting involved in another country's affairs without being asked
The military intervention changed the country's politics.
C1
Medical treatment to help someone get better
Early medical intervention can save lives.
R
Interrupting someone while they are speaking
His constant intervention during meetings was annoying.
R
A meeting to help someone with addiction problems
The family held an intervention for their son's drug problem.
translation
Action to help or improve a situation; A country getting involved in another country's affairs without being asked; Medical treatment to help someone get better; Interrupting someone while they are speaking; A meeting to help someone with addiction problems
Word Forms
Plural
interventions