hindrance

hindrance
I noun annoyance, arrest, barrier, blockade, bother, check, complication, constriction, detention, deterrent, detriment, difficulty, disadvantage, discouragement, drawback, embargo, encumbrance, hamper, handicap, holdback, impediment, impedimentum, inconvenience, inexpedience, inhibition, interference, interposition, interruption, obstacle, obstruction, preclusion, problem, restraint, restriction, retardation, retardment, setback, shackle, striction II index admonition, bar (obstruction), barrier, burden, censorship, check (bar), complication, constraint (restriction), damper (stopper), deterrence, deterrent, disadvantage, disincentive, disturbance, encumbrance, estoppel, fetter, filibuster, frustration, handicap, impediment, imposition (excessive burden), interruption, liability, nuisance, obstacle, obstruction, onus (burden), pressure, prohibition, resistance, restraint, stay, trouble

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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 — 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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