Meddlesome

• Synonyms

  • Interfering, intruding, obtrusive, officious

• Antonyms

  • Not readily seen or noticed: unobtrusive, obscure, inconspicuous, unnoticeable.
  • Keeping a low profile, quiet, restrained, subdued, tasteful

Situation / characterization

• One thinks of a ‘busy-body’ - someone who takes great interest in gossip, 'poking their nose in' / 'sticking their oar in' to others' affairs. 
• A jobsworth politician/ spindoctor - twisting versions of events to suit their own political whim.
• A dastardly cartoon villain who concocts meddlesome plans to usurp the hero from their coveted pedestal.
• Meddlesome activities may help some to compensate for lack of self worth, feeling ameliorated by the knowledge that somebody else suffers more than them.