Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word.

Officious

  1. Submissive

  2. Interfering

  3. Obstructive

  4. Self-denial

  5. Celibate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Officious means excessively willing to offer advice or interfere; meddlesome or intrusive in an overbearing way. Interfering (option B) correctly captures this meaning of unwanted, intrusive involvement. Submissive means yielding, while Obstructive means blocking - neither captures the specific intrusive nature of officious.

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