Disable and Hinder

Disable

Disable verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.

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Hinder and disable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hinder" instead a verb "Disable".

Nearby Words: disablement, disabling

Hinder verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

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Disable and hinder are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disable" instead a verb "Hinder".

Nearby Words: hindrance, hindered, hindering

ability	disable ability	hinder ability
movement	disable movement	hinder movement
someone	disable someone	hinder someone
team	disable team	hinder team
Other words: flight, damage, opponent, enemy, defenses, opponents, enemies, abilities, heroes.

Beam Spam: The Allies employ a multitude of laser-style weapons that damage, disable or otherwise hinder their enemies.

Source: Video Game / Red Alert 3: Paradox
They do zero damage, but temporarily hinder or outright disable systems.

Source: Boring But Practical / Videogames

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