Hindrance \Hin"drance\, n. [See Hinder, v. t.]
1. The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.
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2. That which hinders; an impediment.
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What various hindrances we meet. --Cowper.
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Something between a hindrance and a help.
--Wordsworth.
Syn: Impediment; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty;
interruption; check; delay; restraint.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hindrance
n 1: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action
or progress [syn: deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk,
check, handicap]
2: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: hitch,
preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance,
interference]
3: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding [syn: interference]
WordNet (r) 2.0
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "hindrance":
afterthought, arrest, arrestation, barrier, bind, block, blockage,
bureaucratic delay, check, clog, constraint, control, cooling,
cooling down, cooling off, cumbrance, curb, curtailment,
deceleration, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detention,
deterrent, double take, dragging, drawback, encumbrance, halt,
hang-up, hitch, holdup, impedance, impediment, inhibition,
injunction, interdict, interim, jam, lag, lagging, legal restraint,
limitation, logjam, monopoly, moratorium, obstacle, obstruction,
paperasserie, pause, prevention, prohibition, protection,
protectionism, protective tariff, rationing, red tape, red-tapeism,
red-tapery, rein, reprieve, respite, restraint, restraint of trade,
retardance, retardation, retrenchment, self-control, slow-up,
slowdown, slowing down, slowness, snag, stay, stay of execution,
stop, stoppage, suspension, tariff wall, thought control, tie-up,
time lag, wait
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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