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intervention

[ in-ter-ven-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or fact of coming or occurring between two people, things, or times:

    Squabbling siblings generally work things out themselves, but this fight called for parental intervention.

    Even the intervention of 20 years hadn’t erased their mutual dislike.

  2. interposition or interference of one state in the affairs of another:

    The UN’s prohibition of armed intervention in the civil war can easily be criticized as antihumanitarian.

  3. 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.

  4. Education. a targeted short-term teaching strategy for students with specific needs:

    Reading interventions kept several of her students from having to switch to remedial classes.

  5. Medicine/Medical. a treatment, procedure, or other action taken to prevent or treat disease, or to improve health in other ways:

    The patient has responded well to nonpharmacological interventions for high blood pressure.



intervention

/ ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃən /

noun

  1. the act of intervening
  2. any interference in the affairs of others, esp by one state in the affairs of another
  3. economics the action of a central bank in supporting the international value of a currency by buying large quantities of the currency to keep the price up
  4. commerce the action of the EU in buying up surplus produce when the market price drops to a certain value
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌinterˈventional, adjective
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Other Words From

  • in·ter·ven·tion·al in·ter·ven·tion·ar·y adjective
  • pro·in·ter·ven·tion adjective
  • re·in·ter·ven·tion noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intervention1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Late Latin interventiōn-, stem of interventiō “interruption, occurrence”; equivalent to intervene + -tion
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Example Sentences

The researchers note that this greater understanding of the connection between diabetes onset, obesity, and dementia may help inform targeted interventions to prevent dementia.

In addition, applications of cognitive psychotherapy, even brief interventions, can help adolescents understand their symptoms and alleviate the strain they cause.

Other interventions offered included free breakfast clubs, access to key workers and catch-up sessions.

From BBC

This research also opens new possibilities for personalising treatments based on how different people form and break habits, making interventions more effective.

More and better information was needed to refine Chiari type-1 diagnoses so doctors could reliably determine which cases call for which clinical interventions, if any.

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