haitata — meaning in English

English meaning

• bother verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
• encumber verb To weigh something down with a heavy load.
• frustrate verb To prevent someone from achieving something, causing annoyance or disappointment.
• hamper noun A large basket with a lid, used to carry or store items such as laundry or food.
• hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
• hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
• impair verb To make something weaker or worse.
• impede verb To slow down or get in the way of progress.
• matter noun Physical substance in general — anything that has mass and takes up space.
• mind noun The part of a person responsible for thought, awareness, memory, and reasoning.

Senses

haitata is used for these senses in English:

• bother (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
• encumber (transitive) To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment.
• encumber (transitive) To burden with a legal claim or other obligation.
• frustrate (transitive) To hinder or thwart.
• hamper (transitive) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle.
• hinder (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
• hinder (ambitransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
• hit (transitive) To affect negatively.

bother — full definition

1. verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
2. verb To take the trouble to do something, especially when it might be seen as unnecessary.
3. noun A minor annoyance, fuss, or inconvenience.
4. intj A mild exclamation of annoyance.

encumber — full definition

1. verb To weigh something down with a heavy load.
2. verb To hold something back or get in its way.
3. verb (law) To place a legal claim or duty on property, such as a debt.

Related Finnish words