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- pronunciation:
- haem
p
r
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
hampers, hampering, hampered |
definition: |
to get in the way of.
Bad weather hampered our climb up the mountain.- synonyms:
- hinder, interfere with
- antonyms:
- aid, assist, facilitate, help
- similar words:
- block, frustrate, handicap, obstruct
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related words: |
burden, limit, oppress, prevent, prohibit, stunt |
adverb + (v.)hamper
greatly, increasingly, severely, somewhat
(v.)hamper
+ adverb
potentially
(v.)hamper
+ noun
ability,
access,
accuracy,
adoption,
ankle,
attempt,
bid,
budget,
career,
cloud,
communication,
complexity,
condition,
cooperation,
currency,
delay,
delivery,
development,
effectiveness,
effort,
enforcement,
expansion,
export,
failure,
flexibility,
flight,
flow,
funding,
growth,
implementation,
initiative,
injury,
innovation,
integration,
investigation,
knee,
lack,
movement,
observation,
offense,
operation,
oversight,
performance,
preparation,
probe,
production,
progress,
rain,
recovery,
recruiting,
relief,
rescue,
ruling,
search,
shortage,
spending,
traffic,
transportation,
understanding,
wind
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derivation: |
hamperer (n.) |
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