Hampered


1. to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
2. to interfere with; curtail: The dancers' movements were hampered by their elaborate costumes. 

Reference

hampered. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved March 14, 2011, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hampered