妨げる

さまたげる · samatageru · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan

to disturb

🚧 妨 = 女 (woman) + 方 (direction): someone in your direction gets in the way

さまたげる means to block progress or interrupt someone. Use it for anything that gets in the way of an action or a person's concentration.

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