<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>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.</li><li>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.</li><li>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.</li><li>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.</li><li>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.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>