What does 妨げる mean?
妨げる is a Japanese verb meaning “to disturb, to prevent” in English. It is written as 妨げる in kanji, さまたげる in hiragana, and samatageru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
騒音が彼の睡眠を妨げた。
The noise disturbed his sleep.