All 4 Uses of
meddle
in
The Idiot
- I have warned her not to meddle in other people's affairs.†
Chpt 1.3 *meddle = interfere (in another's affairs or business); or handle (something that shouldn't be handled)
- I shall do as I like with my own—don't meddle!†
Chpt 1.16
- "I wished to find out from you," she said, firmly, "by what right you dare to meddle with his feelings for me?†
Chpt 4.8
- I confess I thought at first that you were anxious to arouse an aversion for him in my heart by your meddling, in order that I might give him up; and it was only afterwards that I guessed the truth.†
Chpt 4.8meddling = interfering (in another's affairs or business); or handling (something that shouldn't be handled)
Definition:
interfere (in another's affairs or business)
or:
get involved with something where involvement isn't warranted
or:
get involved with something where involvement isn't warranted