hindrance

English

Alternative forms

• hinderance (archaic)
• hindraunce (obsolete)

Noun

hindrance (plural hindrances)

1. 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.

2. The state or act of hindering something

   Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.

Synonyms

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Translations

something which hinders

Czech: překážka (cs) f. Finnish: este (fi), haitta (fi) German: Behinderung (de) f., Hindernis (de) n. Greek: κώλυμα (el) (kólyma) n., εμπόδιο (el) (empódio) n. Ido: impedo (io), impedivo (io) Indonesian: halangan (id)

Japanese: 邪魔 (ja) (じゃま, jama) Korean: 방해 (ko) (banghae) Polish: przeszkoda f. Portuguese: obstáculo (pt) f. Romanian: piedică (ro) Scottish Gaelic: amaladh (gd) m., bacadh (gd) m.

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