hindrance

Plural: hindrances

Noun

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
• the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
• Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
• The state or act of hindering something.

Examples

• High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking.
• Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.

Synonyms

balk, baulk, check, deterrent, encumbrance, handicap, hinderance, hitch, impediment, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive, bar, barrier, bone in the throat, bump in the road, drag, hindrance, hurdle, obstacle, obstruction, roadblock, stumbling block

Related Words

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