Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word An act of becoming involved in a situation to change its course or outcome.
Intervention
/ˌɪntəˈvenʃən/Synonyms:
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Examples:
His confidence in the benevolent intervention of God was altogether destroyed.
Her sudden intervention saved the child from the speeding car.
The teacher's intervention ensured the class stayed on topic.
Etymology:
Derived from Latin interventio meaning coming between, from inter- meaning between and venire meaning to come. First used in English in the late 16th century.
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