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noun
- 1. the action or process of intervening: "a high degree of state intervention in the economy"
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INTERVENTION definition: 1. intentional action to change a situation, with the aim of improving it or preventing it from…. Learn more.
The meaning of INTERVENTION is the act or an instance of intervening. How to use intervention in a sentence.
An intervention is the act of inserting one thing between others, like a person trying to help. You could be the subject of a school intervention if your teachers call your parents about the bad grades you've been hiding.
5 meanings: 1. the act of intervening 2. any interference in the affairs of others, esp by one state in the affairs of another.... Click for more definitions.
intervention (in something) the act of interrupting somebody when they are speaking in order to say something. People resented his repeated interventions in the debate. an occasion when a group of people meet to take action with a friend or family member who has an addiction to drugs or alcohol, in order to help them recover.
a planned confrontation of someone engaging in self-destructive behavior, such as substance abuse, to convince them to seek treatment: She thought her drinking was a well-kept secret until she came home to find six of her siblings and friends ready to conduct an intervention.
An act that alters the course of a disease, injury, or condition by initiating a treatment or performing a procedure or surgery. c. A planned, often unannounced meeting with a person with a serious personal problem, such as addiction, in order to persuade the person to seek treatment.
