hindrance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
The state or act of hindering something.

/ˈhɪndɹəns/ [ˈhɪnd͡ɹ̝əns] [hɪnd̠͡ɹ̠˔əns] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hindrance.wav

hindrance hindrances hinderance hindraunce

From Middle English hinderance, hinderaunce, hindraunce, hynderaunce, hynderawnce, hynderawns, hyndrance; equivalent to hinder + -ance.

bar drag barrier bone in the throat bump in the road hindrance impediment obstruction obstacle encumbrance hurdle roadblock stumbling block hitch

hinder

steric hindrance

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