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hinderance
hinderance (ˈhɪndərəns) n a variant form of hindranceThesaurusNoun | 1. | hinderance - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progressdeterrent, hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap, checkdifficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"albatross, millstone - (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck"bind - something that hinders as if with bondsdiriment impediment - (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)drag - something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"straitjacket - anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket" | | 2. | hinderance - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensomehindrance, preventative, preventive, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference, hitchclog - any object that acts as a hindrance or obstructionimpedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficultspeed bump - a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway | | 3. | hinderance - the act of hindering or obstructing or impedinginterference, hindrancehuman action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happenfoiling, thwarting, frustration - an act of hindering someone's plans or effortsantagonism - (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structureobstruction - the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"complication - the act or process of complicatingdeterrence - the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxietyprevention, bar - the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" |
hinderance Related to hinderance: hindranceSynonyms for hinderancenoun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progressSynonyms- deterrent
- hindrance
- impediment
- balk
- baulk
- handicap
- check
Related Words- difficulty
- albatross
- millstone
- bind
- diriment impediment
- drag
- obstacle
- obstruction
- straitjacket
noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensomeSynonyms- hindrance
- preventative
- preventive
- encumbrance
- incumbrance
- interference
- hitch
Related Words- clog
- impedimenta
- obstruction
- obstructor
- obstructer
- impediment
- speed bump
noun the act of hindering or obstructing or impedingSynonymsRelated Words- human action
- human activity
- act
- deed
- foiling
- thwarting
- frustration
- antagonism
- obstruction
- complication
- deterrence
- prevention
- bar
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