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Hampered vs Interfered - What's the difference?

hampered | interfered |

As verbs the difference between hampered and interfered

is that hampered is (hamper) while interfered is (interfere).

As an adjective hampered

is impeded or encumbered as if chained or fettered.

hampered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hamper)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • impeded or encumbered as if chained or fettered
  • interfered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (interfere)

  • interfere

    English

    Alternative forms

    * enterfere (obsolete)

    Verb

    (interfer)
  • To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
  • I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.
  • (physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped]] or [[superpose, superposed.
  • Correlated waves interfere''' to produce interesting patterns, while uncorrelated waves overlap without '''interfering .
    Where the radio-wave signals of the two radio stations interfere the listener hears nothing but noise.
  • (mostly of horses) To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
  • Derived terms

    * interference

    See also

    * busy body * interferometry