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encumber

/ɪnˈkʌmbə/verb

उच्चारण इन्कम्ब

बाधा डालना, अड़चन डालना, बोझ डालना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T, often passive] ~ sb/sth (with sth) formal

    to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen

    बाधा डालना, अड़चन डालना, बोझ डालना

    • The project was encumbered with too many rules.
    • Old debts encumbered the family for years.

    Synonyms hamper hinder impede burden handicap

    Opposite help facilitate free unburden

  2. 2

    [T, often passive] ~ sb (with sth) formal

    to carry something heavy or a lot of things that make it difficult to move

    लादना, भार से दबाना

    • She was encumbered with several heavy bags.

    Synonyms load weigh down burden

◇Word family
encumbrance noununencumbered adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

hamper hinder impede burden handicap load weigh down

Antonyms

help facilitate free unburden

AaSpelling

The noun is encumbrance, with no e after the b (not 'encumberance').

इसका noun encumbrance है, जिसमें b के बाद e नहीं आता ('encumberance' नहीं)।