hindrance (noun)
1hindrance — ► NOUN ▪ a thing that hinders …
2hindrance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big (esp. AmE), great (esp. AmE), major, serious VERB + HINDRANCE ▪ be, prove ▪ Having a car in t …
3hindrance — noun 1 (C) something or someone that makes it difficult for you to do something successfully: be a hindrance to: Lack of funding was a serious hindrance to the progress of our research. | be more of a hindrance than a help (=try to help but cause …
4hindrance — noun a) Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else. High heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking. b) The state or act of hindering something Your hindrance of… …
5hindrance — I noun annoyance, arrest, barrier, blockade, bother, check, complication, constriction, detention, deterrent, detriment, difficulty, disadvantage, discouragement, drawback, embargo, encumbrance, hamper, handicap, holdback, impediment,… …
6hindrance — noun bad weather was the primary hindrance to our rescue efforts Syn: impediment, obstacle, barrier, bar, obstruction, handicap, block, hurdle, restraint, restriction, limitation, encumbrance, interference; complication, delay, drawback, setback …
7hindrance — noun Date: 1526 1. the state of being hindered 2. impediment 3. the action of hindering …
8hindrance — 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,… …
9hindrance — UK [ˈhɪndrəns] / US noun [countable] Word forms hindrance : singular hindrance plural hindrances something that delays or prevents progress • without (let or) hindrance formal without being prevented from doing what you want to do …
10hindrance — hin|drance [ hındrəns ] noun count something that delays or prevents progress without (let or) hindrance FORMAL without being prevented from doing what you want to do …
