verb
- to hinder or burden with something that impedes motion or action
Usage: formal; often used in passive voice
Examples
- Heavy armor cumbers the knight’s movement in battle.
- Don’t let unnecessary worries cumber your mind.
- The hiker was cumbered by his oversized backpack.
- Excessive regulations cumber the business process.
- She refused to be cumbered with additional responsibilities.
- The old traditions sometimes cumber progress.