gêner

Meaning

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

Concepts

bother
hinder
trouble
disturb
annoy
hamper
irritate
obstruct
inconvenience
encumber
embarrass
hassle
prevent
block

interfere with

affect
cramp
restrain
cumber
constrain
molest
nark
nettle
oppose
pester
provoke
put out
rag
rile
spoil
strangle
stymie
stymy
threaten
thwart
upset
vex
worry

become impeded

do one harm

be harmful to

keep someone from doing

trouble oneself

stop
🛑

inconvenience oneself

abash
blockade
chafe
check
constrict
Synonyms

déranger
B1
embêter
C1
🐛
entraver
24k
ennuyer
C1
empêcher
A2
🛑
importuner
C2
embarrasser
C2
incommoder
troubler
C2
agacer
25k
arrêter
A1
bloquer
C1
contraindre
25k
contrarier
C2
encombrer
35k
irriter
33k
obstruer

mettre obstacle à

contenir
C1
confondre
C2
boucher
C1
barrer
C1
empêtrer
empoisonner
C2

empêcher quelqu’un de

astreindre
asticoter
étrangler
C1

faire souffrir

fatiguer
C2
harceler
C1
heurter
C2
assiéger
imposer
C1
indisposer
inquiéter
B1
intervenir
C1

sur le passage

limiter
C2
mal
A1

mettre mal à l’aise

obliger
C1
opposer
C1
peine
A1
préoccuper
C2
prévenir
B1
problème
A1
provoquer
C1
restreindre
31k
taquiner
C2
Translations

molestar
stören
behindern
disturbare
belemmeren
estorbar
hinderen
storen
molestar
hindern
incomodar
imbarazzare
amoïnar
dificultar
belästigen
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒɛ.ne/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French
genner
In summary

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.

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