hamstrung

== English == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === hamstrung (comparative more hamstrung, superlative most hamstrung) (figurative, nonstandard, dialectal) Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring; hamstringed. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hamstrung simple past and past participle of hamstring === Usage notes === As demonstrated by Fowler et al., technically incorrect in favor of hamstringed, which leaves the etymological noun intact.