hamper
verb (used with object)
to hold back; hinder; impede.
hampered
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past participleof hamper.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hamper.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hamperverb (used with object)to hold back; hinder; impede.
Example Sentences
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The response to the DRC's outbreak has been hampered by the distrust of parts of the population.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
He arrived here thanks to one of the most dominant victories of the season, in a car in which Russell could finish only eighth, albeit hampered by a five-second penalty.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The team have also been hampered by injuries and players failing to reach the level anticipated.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Oil extended gains, with the WTI December futures contract above $100 a barrel and Brent at $111.25—its highest since May—as Iranian strikes on vessels transiting Hormuz hampered energy flows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Lou, hampered by a leg muscle he’d injured on the first morning of the trek to Base Camp, was slow but competent.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
