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vaikeuttaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.

Senses

vaikeuttaa is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • hit (transitive) To affect negatively.

frustrate — full definition

  1. verb To prevent someone from achieving something, causing annoyance or disappointment.
  2. verb To block or defeat a plan or effort.

hamper — full definition

  1. noun A large basket with a lid, used to carry or store items such as laundry or food.
  2. verb To slow down or get in the way of someone's progress.

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