hindrance
NounSynonyms:
hinderancedeterrentimpedimentbalkbaulkcheckhandicaphitchpreventivepreventativeencumbranceincumbrance
WordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progressSynonyms: hinderancedeterrentimpedimentbalkbaulkcheckhandicap
- any obstruction that impedes or is burdensomeSynonyms: hinderancehitchpreventivepreventativeencumbranceincumbranceinterference
- the act of hindering or obstructing or impedingSynonyms: hinderanceinterference
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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 hindrance and a help.— Wordsworth.
Syn: Impediment; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty; interruption; check; delay; restraint. [1913 Webster]