hamper

their work is hampered by lack of funds.

be hamper ed by poverty

The snow hampered my movements.

a swimmer hampered by clothing;

your academic record; hampered by a police record.

The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.

A suit and an overcoat hampered the efforts of the accident victim to swim to safety.

negotiations were hampered by an ‘us and them’ attitude between management and unions.

Lactide is the midbody for the preparation of poly(lactic acid), the ratio of lactic acid to lactide is low and hamper the extensive application of PLA.

Prejudice sometimes hampers a person from doing the right thing.

What is to hinder you from trying? Tohamper is to hinder by or as if by fastening or entangling:

She was hampered by ill health in building up her business. Toimpede is to slow by making action or movement difficult:

Bad weather has been hampering their work.

Strong winds have been hampering rescue efforts.

The search and rescue effort is being hampered by power cuts.

The recovery operation has been hampered by strong currents and bad weather.

However, gales and heavy rains are said to be hampering the effort.

Could you put your underwear in the hamper?

Recovery elsewhere inBritain's economy may also hamper the growth of regional tourism.

Damage, however, to roads and rainy weather conditions are hampering the rescue efforts.

More than anything, the historians say, the founders were hampered by the culture of their time.

Relief operations have been hampered by a ban on women working with aid agencies.