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hinderance

DEFINITIONS OF: hinderance

n any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

Synonyms:: encumbrance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive

Types:: clog
any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction; speed bump
a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway

Type of:: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor
any structure that makes progress difficult

n something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Synonyms:: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hindrance, impediment

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; albatross, millstone
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; bind
something that hinders as if with bonds; diriment impediment
(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage); drag
something that slows or delays progress; obstacle, obstruction
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; straitjacket
anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; barrier, roadblock
any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; hang-up, hitch, rub, snag
an unforeseen obstacle; hurdle
an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; stymie, stymy
a thwarting and distressing situation

Type of:: difficulty
a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result

n the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

Synonyms:: hindrance, interference

Types:: show 20 types...; hide 20 types...; foiling, frustration, thwarting
an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts; antagonism
(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure; obstruction
the act of obstructing; complication
the act or process of complicating; deterrence
the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety; bar, prevention
the act of preventing; blockage, closure, occlusion
the act of blocking; stall, stalling
a tactic used to mislead or delay; discouragement
the act of discouraging; nuclear deterrence
the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence; averting
the act of preventing something from occurring; debarment
the act of prevention by legal means; disqualification
the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified; interception
the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving; non-proliferation, nonproliferation
the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons); forestalling, obviation, preclusion
the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively; prophylaxis
the prevention of disease; save
(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; obstruction of justice
impeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of the court); can result in a finding of contempt of court

Type of:: act, deed, human action, human activity
something that people do or cause to happen

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