bemoeilijken

Meaning

to make (more) difficult, to make harder, to hamper, to complicate

Concepts

hinder

impede

complicate

hamper

thwart

make difficult

be in the way

block

cumber

curb

detain

get in the way

inhibit

obstruct

prevent

protect

retard

roadblock

stonewall

stunt

stupefy

stymie

stymy

Hyphenated as

be‧moei‧lij‧ken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈmujləkə(n)/

Etymology

From moeilijk (“difficult”) + be- -en.

Sentences

Vaak wordt met alle middelen getracht de toegang tot de arbeidsmarkt te bemoeilijken .

Tricks are often used to make access to the labour market more difficult.