cumber
[ kuhm-ber ]
/ ˈkʌm bər /
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verb (used with object)
to hinder; hamper.
to overload; burden.
to inconvenience; trouble.
noun
a hindrance.
something that cumbers.
Archaic. embarrassment; trouble.
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Origin of cumber
1250–1300; Middle English cumbre (noun), cumbren (v.), aphetic variant of acumbren to harass, defeat; see encumber
OTHER WORDS FROM cumber
cum·ber·er, nouncum·ber·ment, nouno·ver·cum·ber, verb (used with object)un·cum·bered, adjectiveWords nearby cumber
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British Dictionary definitions for cumber
cumber
/ (ˈkʌmbə) /
verb (tr)
to obstruct or hinder
obsolete to inconvenience
noun
a hindrance or burden
Derived forms of cumber
cumberer, nounWord Origin for cumber
C13: probably from Old French combrer to impede, prevent, from combre barrier; see encumber
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