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ham·per1
 hamper1
- pronunciation:
- haem
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hampered, hampering, hampers |
| definition: |
to impede or interfere with the progress or action of.
A long skirt hampers your stride.The owners claim that the new regulation will hamper business.The unwillingness of witnesses to come forward hampered the police investigation.- synonyms:
- hinder, impede, interfere with
- antonyms:
- aid, assist, facilitate, help
- similar words:
- block, cumber, encumber, frustrate, handicap, obstruct, shackle, thwart, trammel
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| related words: |
bind, burden, contravene, damp, limit, mess, oppress, preclude, prevent, prohibit, stunt, weight |
| derivation: |
hamperer (n.) |
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