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burdensome(adjective, hindering)
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choking(verb, adjective, hindering)
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clogging(verb, adjective, hindering)
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congesting(verb, adjective, hindering)
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constipating(verb, adjective, hindering)
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crimping(verb, adjective, hindering)
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debilitating
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deleterious(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, destructive)
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detaining(verb, adjective, hindering)
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deterring(verb, adjective, hindering)
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disarmament(noun, reduction)
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disarming(verb, disabling)
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encumbering(verb, adjective, hindering)
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enfeebling(verb, disabling)
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entangling(verb, adjective, hindering)
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entrapping(verb, adjective, hindering)
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exhausting
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