Meaning & use
hampering
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Hindering or delaying the progress of something.
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Heavy snow was hampering rescue efforts in the mountains.
Her old injury kept hampering her attempts to run a full marathon.
A note on using this word
This is the present-participle form of the verb 'hamper,' which originally meant to pack something into a container (a hamper), later extending to the sense of restraining or restricting.
Words with a similar meaning
hinderingimpedingobstructing
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Words with an opposite meaning
aidingfacilitating
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