impediment
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impediment
- /ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/
Where it comes from
From Middle English impediment, borrowed from Latin impedimentum.
noun impediments
- A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance. I require and charge you (as you will aunswere at the dreadefull daye of iudgemente, when the secretes of all hartes shalbee disclosed) that if either of you doe knowe any impedimente why ye maie not bee lawfully ioyned together in matrimonie, that ye confesse it.
- A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech. Working in a noisy factory left me with a slight hearing impediment.
- Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta. We were all on foot, officers and men alike. Our horses, baggage, and impediments had been left at Brashear to follow the column of General Emory.
Similar: hindrance, obstruction, obstacle
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hindrance, obstruction, impedimenta, handicap, deterrent, setback, obstacle, blockage, roadblock, stumbling-block, interference, prevention, prevent, difficulty, problem, disincentive
noun
Similar: hindrance, obstruction, obstacle
Translations
Every language
noun hindrance; that which impedes progress
| Español | estorbo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 장애 jang'ae, 장해 janghae |
| 日本語 | 障害 shōgai |
| 中文 | 障礙 /障碍 zhàng'ài |
| Português | impedimento |
| Français | empêchement, irritant, entrave |
| Deutsch | Hindernis, Behinderung |
| Ελληνικά | εμπόδιο empódio |
| Română | impediment, piedică, obstacol |
| Русский | поме́ха poméxa, препя́тствие prepjátstvije |
| العربية | عَائِق ʕāʔiq, عَقَبَة ʕaqaba, إِعَاقَة ʔiʕāqa |
noun baggage, especially that of an army
| Русский | обо́з obóz |
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title = {impediment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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