Hamstrung and Passive

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Hamstrung adjective - Unable to act or achieve one's purpose.

Usage example: hamstrung by recent congressional limitations on executive power, the president can do little in this situation

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Passive and hamstrung are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Passive" instead an adjective "Hamstrung".

Passive adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.

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Hamstrung and passive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hamstrung" instead an adjective "Passive".

Nearby Words: passivity, passively, passible, passivation

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