(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you say that you are ~ed by something, you dislike it because it prevents you from behaving or moving in a free and natural way. (LITERARY)
...a private trust which would not be ~ed by bureaucracy...
The black mud ~ed her movements.
= hamper
VERB: be V-ed, V n disapproval
2.
You can use ~s to refer to things such as rules, traditions, or responsibilities that you dislike because they prevent you from behaving in the way you want. (LITERARY)
= constraints
N-PLURAL: usu with supp, oft N of n disapproval