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HINDERANCE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

Synonyms:

hinderance; hindrance; interference

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hinderance" is a kind of...):

act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hinderance"):

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

Synonyms:

encumbrance; hinderance; hindrance; hitch; incumbrance; interference; preventative; preventive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hinderance" is a kind of...):

impediment; impedimenta; obstructer; obstruction; obstructor (any structure that makes progress difficult)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hinderance"):

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)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Synonyms:

balk; baulk; check; deterrent; handicap; hinderance; hindrance; impediment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("hinderance" is a kind of...):

difficulty (a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hinderance"):

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)

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