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intervention
1: to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events <only six months intervened between their marriage and divorce>2: to enter or appear as an irrelevant or extraneous feature or circumstance <it's business as usual until a crisis intervenes>3 a: to come in or between by way of hindrance or modification <intervene to stop a fight> b: to interfere with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning)4: to occur or lie between two things5 a: to become a third party to a legal proceeding begun by others for the protection of an alleged interest b: to interfere usually by force or threat of force in another nation's internal affairs especially to compel or prevent an action
synonyms see interpose
— in·ter·ven·tion
\-ˈven(t)-shən\
noun
— in·ter·ven·tion·al
\-ˈvench-nəl, ˈven(t)-shə-nəl\
adjective
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