English Explanatory Dictionary

intervention

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
  2. A legal motion through which a person or entity who has not been named as a party to a case seeks to have the court order that they be made a party.
  3. An orchestrated attempt to convince somebody with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior.
  4. An action taken or procedure performed; an operation.

Pronunciation

/ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-intervention.wav /ɪntəˈvɛnʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intervention.wav

Word forms

intervention interventions

Etymology

From Middle French intervention, from Latin interventiō. Morphologically intervene + -tion.

Derived words

cointervention counterintervention immunointervention interventionable macrointervention microintervention neurointervention nonintervention non-intervention postintervention postvention preintervention prointervention reintervention teleintervention interventional → interventionally interventionism interventionistic crisis intervention currency intervention divine intervention humanitarian intervention percutaneous coronary intervention
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