tampering
Meaning of tampering
verb
- To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
The alarm had been tampered with and didn’t go off when it should have.
- To try to influence someone, usually in an illegal or devious way; to try to deal (with someone).
Prosecutors argued that he would tamper with witnesses if bail was granted.
- To meddle (with something) in order to corrupt or pervert it.
- To involve oneself (in a plot, scheme, etc.).
- To attempt to practise or administer something (especially medicine) without sufficient knowledge or qualifications.
- (in professional sports) To discuss future contracts with a player, against league rules.
noun
The act of one who tampers.
Information about tampering
- The plural form of tampering is: tamperings.
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Hyphenation of tampering
tam-per-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- tampering is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
tampering synonyms
Meaning meddling:
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Anagrams of tampering
Words that rhyme with tampering
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