gêner

Meaning

1. to hinder, hamper, bother
2. to bother, annoy, irritate
3. to embarrass
4. to be bothered about something

Concepts

bother

hinder

trouble

disturb

annoy

hamper

inconvenience

irritate

obstruct

encumber

hassle

prevent

embarrass

cramp

affect

interfere with

constrain

cumber

restrain

block

worry

constrict

crimp

become impeded

interfere

be harmful to

do one harm

check

keep someone from doing

oppose

stop

thwart

harass

pester

provoke

threaten

spoil

molest

halter

strangle

handicap

upset

rile

chafe

devil

get at

get to

gravel

nark

nettle

rag

vex

inconvenience oneself

trouble oneself

put out

discommode

disoblige

incommode

blockade

stymie

stymy

fuss

in the way

abash

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʒɛ.ne/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French genner, from Old French gehisner, derivative of gehine (“torture resulting from confession, embarrassment”), of Frankish origin. By surface analysis, gêne + -er.