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   in·ter·ven·tion

   /ˌin(t)ərˈven(t)SH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of intervening: "they are plants that grow naturally without human intervention"
   • ▪ interference by a country in another's affairs: "the administration was reported to be considering military intervention"
   • ▪ action taken to improve a situation, especially a medical disorder: "two patients were referred for surgical intervention"
   • ▪ an occasion on which a person with an addiction or other behavioral problem is confronted by a group of friends or family members in an attempt to persuade them to address the issue: "as her health worsened, her daughters considered staging an intervention"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin interventio(n-), from the verb intervenire (see intervene).

   Derivatives

   • 1. interventional adjective

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