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intervention

/ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/noun4 syllables

Intervention means: the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.).

Synonyms for intervention4

noun, as in the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

intercession

noun, as in a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

interference

noun, as in the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others

interposition

noun, as in care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

treatment

Opposites of intervention

nonintervention

What does intervention mean?5

noun

1

the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)“it occurs without human intervention”

2

a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

3

the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others

4

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

5

(law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings“the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with intervention?17

four syllables

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Intervention in a sentence

  • Miroslav reported the troll's ongoing harassment to the authorities, seeking their intervention.Amastan
  • State intervention should be conducted by generating positive and intense incentives.marcelostockle
  • His family staged an intervention to confront his abuse of prescription drugs.weihaiping
  • My intervention on your behalf is the only reason you still have a job.CK
  • Open-heart surgery is giving way to laparoscopic intervention.halfb1t
  • Preparations for a military intervention are in their final stages.Amastan
  • We are not equipped for such kind of intervention.Ergulis
  • We could only hope for the intervention of higher powers.AlanF_US

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Forms of intervention

as a noun

plural
interventions