hindrance
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hindrance
- /ˈhɪndɹəns/
- [ˈhɪnd͡ɹ̝əns]
- [hɪnd̠͡ɹ̠˔əns]
Where it comes from
From Middle English hinderance, hinderaunce, hindraunce, hynderaunce, hynderawnce, hynderawns, hyndrance; equivalent to hinder + -ance.
noun hindrances · hinderance · hindraunce
- 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.
- The state or act of hindering something. Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.
Similar: bar, drag, barrier, bone in the throat, bump in the road, hindrance, impediment, obstruction, obstacle, encumbrance, hurdle, roadblock, stumbling block, hitch
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: impediment, handicap, interference, preventive, encumbrance, incumbrance, deterrent, interfering, preventative, hitch, setback, impede, obstacle, obstruction, hinder, obstruct
noun
Similar: bar, drag, barrier, bone in the throat, bump in the road, hindrance, impediment, obstruction, obstacle, encumbrance, hurdle, roadblock, stumbling block, hitch
Translations
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noun something which hinders
| Español | obstáculo, rémora, traba, impedimento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 방해 banghae |
| 日本語 | 邪魔 jama, 支障 shishō, 妨害 bōgai |
| 中文 | 障礙 /障碍 zhàng'ài, 阻力 zǔlì, 阻礙 /阻碍 zǔ'ài |
| हिन्दी | विघ्न vighna, बाधा bādhā, अड़चन aṛcan |
| Português | obstáculo, obstrução, entrave, impedimento, obice, estorvo |
| Français | entrave, obstacle |
| Deutsch | Behinderung, Hindernis |
| Italiano | impaccio, ostacolo, impedimento |
| Ελληνικά | κώλυμα kólyma, εμπόδιο empódio |
| Română | piedică, impediment, obstacol |
| Русский | поме́ха poméxa, препя́тствие prepjátstvije |
| Tiếng Việt | vật cản, cản trở |
| עברית | עַכָּבָה akkavá |
Talk about this word "hindrance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hindrance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hindrance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hindrance "hindrance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hindrance.Cite this
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title = {hindrance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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