intervention
//ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən//
formalForms
- Plural
- interventions
Definitions
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.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1722
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle French intervention, from Latin interventiō.
Morphologically intervene + -tion.