Hamper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

a basket usually with a cover

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæmpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈampə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈampə/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈæmpɚ/.

Examples

He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cramp hinder strangle trammel handicap shackle bond halter

Parts of Speech

noun	a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
noun	a basket usually with a cover
verb	prevent the progress or free movement of “He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather”
verb	put at a disadvantage “The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements”

Word Forms

shackle	verb	restrain with fetters
hamper	verb	put at a disadvantage
trammel	verb	place limits on (extent or access)
hamper	noun	a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
handicap	noun	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Korb

eine Fessel, die die Freiheit einschränkt oder einschränkt (insbesondere etwas, das dazu dient, einen Gefangenen zu fesseln oder zu fesseln)

🇫🇷French

entraver

une contrainte qui confine ou restreint la liberté (en particulier quelque chose utilisé pour attacher ou retenir un prisonnier)

🇪🇸Spanish

cesto

una restricción que confina o restringe la libertad (especialmente algo que se usa para atar o restringir a un prisionero)

🇮🇹Italian

ostacolare

un vincolo che confina o limita la libertà (specialmente qualcosa usato per legare o trattenere un prigioniero)

🇳🇱Dutch

hinderen

een beperking die de vrijheid beperkt (vooral iets dat wordt gebruikt om een gevangene vast te binden of in bedwang te houden)

🇵🇹Portuguese

dificultar

uma restrição que confina ou restringe a liberdade (especialmente algo usado para amarrar ou restringir um prisioneiro)

🇷🇺Russian

мешать

средство, которое ограничивает или ограничивает свободу (особенно то, что используется для связывания или удержания заключенного)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टोकरी

एक संयम जो स्वतंत्रता को सीमित या प्रतिबंधित करता है (विशेषकर किसी कैदी को बांधने या नियंत्रित करने के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जाने वाला कुछ)

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধা

একটি সংযম যা স্বাধীনতাকে সীমাবদ্ধ বা সীমাবদ্ধ করে (বিশেষত এমন কিছু যা একজন বন্দীকে বেঁধে রাখতে বা আটকাতে ব্যবহৃত হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

தடை

சுதந்திரத்தை கட்டுப்படுத்தும் அல்லது கட்டுப்படுத்தும் ஒரு கட்டுப்பாடு (குறிப்பாக ஒரு கைதியைக் கட்டிப்போட அல்லது கட்டுப்படுத்தப் பயன்படும் ஒன்று)

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డంకి

స్వేచ్ఛను పరిమితం చేసే లేదా పరిమితం చేసే సంయమనం (ముఖ్యంగా ఖైదీని కట్టివేయడానికి లేదా నిరోధించడానికి ఉపయోగించేది)

🇮🇳Marathi

अडथळा

एक संयम जो स्वातंत्र्य मर्यादित करतो किंवा प्रतिबंधित करतो (विशेषत: एखाद्या कैद्याला बांधण्यासाठी किंवा प्रतिबंधित करण्यासाठी वापरलेले काहीतरी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવરોધ

એક સંયમ જે સ્વતંત્રતાને મર્યાદિત અથવા પ્રતિબંધિત કરે છે (ખાસ કરીને કંઈક કેદીને બાંધવા અથવા નિયંત્રિત કરવા માટે વપરાય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡ್ಡಿ

ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸೀಮಿತಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿಸುವ ಸಂಯಮ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕೈದಿಯನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿಹಾಕಲು ಅಥವಾ ನಿಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സം

സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തെ പരിമിതപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയന്ത്രിക്കുന്ന ഒരു നിയന്ത്രണം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു തടവുകാരനെ കെട്ടുന്നതിനോ നിയന്ത്രിക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒന്ന്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਜਮ ਜੋ ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੀਮਤ ਜਾਂ ਸੀਮਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਕੈਦੀ ਨੂੰ ਬੰਨ੍ਹਣ ਜਾਂ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

رکاوٹ

ایک پابندی جو آزادی کو محدود یا محدود کرتی ہے (خاص طور پر ایسی چیز جو کسی قیدی کو باندھنے یا روکنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتی ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阻碍

限制或限制自由的束缚（尤其是用来束缚或束缚囚犯的东西）

🇯🇵Japanese

妨げる

自由を閉じ込めたり制限したりする拘束具（特に囚人を縛り付けたり拘束したりするために使用されるもの）

🇰🇷Korean

광주리

자유를 가두거나 제한하는 속박(특히 죄수를 묶거나 속박하는 데 사용되는 것)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cản trở

sự kiềm chế nhằm hạn chế hoặc hạn chế quyền tự do (đặc biệt là thứ dùng để trói hoặc giam giữ tù nhân)

🇹🇭Thai

ขัดขวาง

ความยับยั้งชั่งใจที่จำกัดหรือจำกัดเสรีภาพ (โดยเฉพาะสิ่งที่ใช้ในการผูกหรือควบคุมนักโทษ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghambat

pengekangan yang membatasi atau membatasi kebebasan (terutama sesuatu yang digunakan untuk mengikat atau menahan tahanan)

🇵🇭Filipino

hadlangan

isang pagpigil na nagkukulong o naghihigpit sa kalayaan (lalo na ang isang bagay na ginagamit upang itali o pigilan ang isang bilanggo)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عرقلة

ضبط النفس الذي يقيد أو يقيد الحرية (خاصة ما يستخدم لتقييد أو تقييد السجين)

🇮🇷Persian

مانع

محدودیتی که آزادی را محدود یا محدود می کند (به ویژه چیزی که برای بستن یا محدود کردن یک زندانی استفاده می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

engel olmak

özgürlüğü sınırlayan veya kısıtlayan bir kısıtlama (özellikle bir mahkumu bağlamak veya dizginlemek için kullanılan bir şey)

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַל

מעצור שמגביל או מגביל את החופש (במיוחד משהו המשמש לקשירה או ריסון של אסיר)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'hamper'?

The primary meaning of 'hamper' is 'a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'hamper' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'hamper' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hamper' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hamper' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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