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[ hin-druhns ] / ˈhɪn drəns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hindrance ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like. the state of being hindered. a person or thing that hinders. Origin of hindranceFirst recorded in 1400–50, hindrance is from the late Middle English word hinderaunce.See hinder1, -ance SYNONYMS FOR hindrance3 impediment, encumbrance, obstruction, check; restraint. SEE SYNONYMS FOR hindrance ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR hindranceSEE ANTONYMS FOR hindrance ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for hindrance3. See obstacle. Words nearby hindranceHindi, hindmost, Hindoo, Hindoostani, hindquarter, hindrance, hind shank, hindsight, hind tit, Hindu, Hindu-Arabic numeral Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hindranceBlackness, queerness, womanhood, othering, and their intersections, are not hindrances in Rihanna’s world, but rather facets to be proud of. The Inclusivity Of Savage X Fenty’s Fashion Show Was A Game Changer|Nandi Howard|October 7, 2020|Essence.com To no one’s surprise, the committee said the current 2G speed doesn’t “pose any hindrance to Covid-19 control measures.” How India became the world’s leader in internet shutdowns|Katie McLean|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review Jim Kessler with Third Way, a centrist Democratic group, describes it as “getting out of the way…more service than hindrance.” Is Hillary Ditching Senate Dems?|Eleanor Clift|February 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the long run, was the Warren Commission a help, a hindrance, or some of both? Hugh Aynesworth Has Spent His Career Debunking JFK Conspiracy Theories|Malcolm Jones|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As Romney learned the hard way, titans of finance can be more of a hindrance than a help. How Chris Christie Can Win in 2016|Lloyd Green|November 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST As for his first name, Oliver, it meant “sky-lantern,” moonlight as a hindrance to crime. What’s in a Name? Writers and Their Anthroponymy|Anthony Paletta|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST At some point, it became clear to me that Twitter was becoming more of a hindrance than a help. This is Why Twitter Can Be Terrible|Justin Green|January 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST There were no collections, nor any hindrance for lack of funds. Women of Early Christianity|Alfred Brittain There was only one hindrance: that I seemed not to know any of the people he and his wife had known. The Real Thing and Other Tales|Henry James She would be no let or hindrance to their piety; but they must ask her no awkward questions. Phantom Fortune, A Novel|M. E. Braddon It thus comes about that what we call religion is frequently a hindrance to the rhythm of the apex-thought. The Complex Vision|John Cowper Powys The open Pacific offers no hindrance to safe navigation, except an occasional heavy gale. His Unknown Wife|Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for hindrance
nounan obstruction or snag; impediment the act of hindering; prevention Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hindranceinterruption, stumbling block, barrier, handicap, interference, drawback, snag, obstacle, impediment, deterrent, hitch, restriction, clog, encumbrance, lock, glitch, millstone, check, intervention, baggage |