🚧hamper

verb
/ˈhæmpər/

Meaning

to hinder or impede the movement or progress of
to prevent or slow down the progress of something; also, a basket with a lid, typically for laundry.

Example Sentences

The heavy rain hampered our travel plans.

Heavy rain hampered the construction work.

Synonyms

hinder, obstruct, impede, restrict, block
Entry 1
hinder, obstruct, impede, restrict
Entry 2
hinder, obstruct, impede, restrict, block

Antonyms

help, assist, facilitate, aid
Entry 1
help, assist, facilitate, aid
Entry 2
assist, facilitate, help

Collocations

hamper progress, hamper efforts, hamper growth, badly hampered, hamper development, hamper movement
Entry 1
hamper progress, hamper efforts, hamper growth, badly hampered, hamper development
Entry 2
hamper progress, hamper growth, hamper movement, hamper efforts

Related Vocabularies

To put something in the wrong location and temporarily lose it.
to speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings
to treat with scorn or contempt (archaic form of disdain)
To walk at a slow, relaxed pace.
To take control of a territory and add it to one's own.
To be the strongest, most common, or most influential element.

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