hindrance

hindrance
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  • Hindrance — Hin drance, n. [See {Hinder}, v. t.] 1. The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered. [1913 Webster] 2. That which hinders; an impediment. [1913 Webster] What various hindrances we meet. Cowper. [1913 Webster] Something between a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hindrance — I noun annoyance, arrest, barrier, blockade, bother, check, complication, constriction, detention, deterrent, detriment, difficulty, disadvantage, discouragement, drawback, embargo, encumbrance, hamper, handicap, holdback, impediment,… …   Law dictionary

  • hindrance — mid 15c., a hybrid from hindren, from same root as HINDER (Cf. hinder) (v.), on model of French derived in ANCE (Cf. ance) …   Etymology dictionary

  • hindrance — [n] obstruction, difficulty albatross*, baggage*, ball and chain*, bar, barrier, catch, Catch 22*, check, clog, crimp, cumbrance, deterrent, drag, drawback, encumbrance, excess baggage*, foot dragging*, glitch*, gridlock, handicap, hang up*,… …   New thesaurus

  • hindrance — ► NOUN ▪ a thing that hinders …   English terms dictionary

  • hindrance — [hin′drəns] n. [ME hinderaunce] 1. the act of hindering 2. any person or thing that hinders; obstacle; impediment; obstruction SYN. OBSTACLE …   English World dictionary

  • hindrance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big (esp. AmE), great (esp. AmE), major, serious VERB + HINDRANCE ▪ be, prove ▪ Having a car in t …   Collocations dictionary

  • hindrance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that obstructs Nouns 1. hindrance, obstruction, stoppage; interruption, interception, impedition; retardment, retardation; embarrassment, coarctation, stricture, restriction, restraint,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Hindrance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hindrance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prevention prevention preclusion obstruction stoppage Sgm: N 1 embolus embolus Sgm: N 1 interruption interruption interception interclusion| Sgm: N 1 hindrance …   English dictionary for students

  • hindrance — hin|drance [ˈhındrəns] n 1.) something or someone that makes it difficult for you to do something hindrance to ▪ The floods have been a major hindrance to relief efforts. ▪ A degree is more of a hindrance than a help in British industry. 2.) [U]… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hindrance — [[t]hɪ̱ndrəns[/t]] hindrances 1) N COUNT: oft N to n A hindrance is a person or thing that makes it more difficult for you to do something. The higher rates have been a hindrance to economic recovery... You would be more of a hindrance than a… …   English dictionary


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