to hobble
14
5.7
- verb
- /ˈhɑːbəl/
:
frenar
- But over the next decade and a half, U.S. policymakers were hobbled by domestic politics.
The government's double digit taxes, otherwise called tariffs, clearly hobble that right.
- The government's double digit taxes, otherwise called tariffs, clearly hobble that right.
- And then that ends up hobbling them because regret is, is one of our most common emotions.
- But it does hobble them in that now they're not career ready and they have not seen that.
- And so in a way, that's where I'm always trying to come from so that I, I, I don't feel kind of hobbled by someone else's agenda.
- But think now, if the US does this, if we hobble ourselves, that leaves an incredible power vacuum internationally, who is likely to fill it?
Examples
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Civil society is further hobbled by a host of formal and informal legacies of the single-party state.
Academic text (1994) -
So the infighting alone is going to really hobble what they're able to do.
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I just wonder why those who hobble themselves by taking revenues off the table.
Blog text (6) -
But think now, if the US does this, if we hobble ourselves, that leaves an incredible power vacuum internationally, who is likely to fill it?
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Will industry be able to get back on its feet if hobbled by environmental standards?
Academic text (1995) -
Whatever the reason, the President seems hobbled, a prince but not a king.
Blog text (32) -
The economy discovered that corporate raids hobbled companies with debt.
Academic text (1998) -
Problems in Russia's banking sector hobbled the economy's growth and employment prospects as it moved into 2010.
Academic text (2010) -
Washington believes that African economies, hobbled by corruption, can only work if subjected to democratic checks and balances.
Academic text (1993) -
The new regulations could hobble the company's growth if they are too restrictive.
Synonyms
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3.0
To stop movement, access, or progress
187
3.2
Stop someone or something from moving forward
104
3.7
Stop something from growing or spreading
73
3.5
To limit or control something to stop it getting worse
47
4.2
To make it harder for someone or something to move forward
33
6.7
To limit growth or activity so it cannot continue
20
4.0
To limit growth and movement of people or things
20
7.7
To make a person, animal, or thing weak and less able to work
9
7.6
To make it difficult for someone or something to act
5
8.0
To stop or slow progress
1
7.9
To make a person or group unable to act effectively
1
8.2
To stop a person or organization from making progress
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
A fast-growing evergreen bush with arching branches, dense leaves and clusters of white flowers
How Restricted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hobble used in talk about plans or companies comes from the same picture of tying legs: if you 'hobble' something you limit it or make it slow. So, to hobble a project is to hold it back, like tying its legs.