to hamper
47
4.2
- verb
- /ˈhæmpər/
:
obstaculizar
- Progress in tracking the pilot program participants was hampered by a lack of consistent data.
- hamper efforts
- hamper the ability
- hamper economic growth
So, you may ask, what is the glitch hampering dyslexic children from learning to read?
- So, you may ask, what is the glitch hampering dyslexic children from learning to read?
- I mean, everybody's got a cork, you know, But still, look, you, you hamper yourself.
- So, yeah, I think access to too much information can, can hamper creativity, you know, when you're bombarded by too much.
- It almost makes the Raiders and the zombies seem like a easy dodge, because a lot of these people who may actually hamper your healing are hiding in plain sight.
Examples
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Rossi was hampered by a shoulder injury from a crash on a dirt bike in early 2010.
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The results of the evaluation will not hamper the enforcement of recommendations by the Truth Commission.
Academic text (1991) -
And sometimes that need to be right can hamper a relationship.
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Meanwhile, and this is of first importance, do not hamper yourself.
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So this I think is going to hamper anyone who is trying to answer this question.
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My agent thought that my good looks would hamper a serious acting career.
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The leadership turnover and the faculty challenges hamper the college as it looks to improve its low graduation rate.
Academic text (2017) -
In many areas, dense fog severely hampers vital operations.
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Managers should remove perverse incentives that hamper oyster reef recovery and restoration.
Academic text (2011) -
The heavy rain will hamper our chances of reaching the summit today.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
To stop movement, access, or progress
187
3.2
Stop someone or something from moving forward
119
5.1
To block a path or view
104
3.7
Stop something from growing or spreading
86
4.6
Hold a person or thing so it cannot move freely
75
3.6
To make it difficult for people or things to do something
35
6.5
To slow the progress or movement of people and things
35
6.2
To restrain someone with chains or limit their freedom
33
6.7
To limit growth or activity so it cannot continue
25
3.8
Cause a delay that stops activity or movement
21
3.2
To block a pipe or passage so flow stops
20
4.0
To limit growth and movement of people or things
14
5.7
To limit the progress or success of something
12
6.1
Stop a process or action from happening
9
7.6
To make it difficult for someone or something to act
4
3.8
To stop movement through a road, pipe, or path
2
4.9
To make it harder for someone to do something because of injury or illness
1
6.1
To stop someone or something from making progress
1
5.3
To block or fill a place so things cannot move through it
1
9.9
To limit someone's freedom or ability to act
Making movement or progress slower and more difficult
Causing delay or blocking progress
To make movement or progress difficult by being a burden
To hold back or make it hard for someone to act freely
Antonyms
Compounds
How Hindering
∞
2.3
∞
3.0
119
5.1
35
6.5
47
4.2
75
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hamper comes from an old word meaning 'to hold back' or 'catch'. So, to hamper someone is to make it hard for them to move or to make progress.