hindrance

English

Etymology

From hinder +‎ -ance

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

• Albanian: pengesë
• Aromanian: cheadicã f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 障礙 (zh), 障碍 (zh) (zhàng'ài), 阻力 (zh) (zǔlì), 阻礙 (阻礙), 阻碍 (zh) (zǔ'ài)

• Czech: překážka f
• Finnish: este (fi), haitta (fi)
• French: entrave (fr) f, obstacle (fr)
• German: Behinderung (de) f, Hindernis (de) n
• Greek: κώλυμα (el) n (kólyma), εμπόδιο (el) n (empódio)
• Hungarian: akadály (hu)
• Icelandic: hindrun (is) f

• Ido: impedo (io), impedivo (io)
• Indonesian: halangan (id)
• Italian: impaccio (it) m, ostacolo (it) m, impedimento (it) m
• Japanese: 邪魔 (ja) (じゃま, jama), 支障 (ししょう, shishō), 妨害 (ja) (ぼうがい, bōgai)
• Korean: 방해 (ko) (banghae)
• Polish: przeszkoda (pl) f
• Portuguese: obstáculo (pt) f
• Romanian: piedică (ro)
• Russian: помеха (ru) f (poméxa), препятствие (ru) n (prepjátstvije)
• Scottish Gaelic: amaladh m, bacadh m

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