'Hindrance' definitions:
Definition of 'hindrance'
(from WordNet)
noun
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap]
noun
Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference]
noun
The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding [syn: hindrance, hinderance, interference]
Definition of 'Hindrance'
From: GCIDE
- Hindrance \Hin"drance\, n. [See Hinder, v. t.]
- 1. The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which hinders; an impediment. [1913 Webster]
- What various hindrances we meet. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- Something between a hindrance and a help. --Wordsworth.
- Syn: Impediment; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty; interruption; check; delay; restraint. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hindrance'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afterthought,
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- barrier,
- bind,
- block,
- blockage,
- bureaucratic delay,
- check,
- clog,
- constraint,
- control,
- cooling,
- cooling down,
- cooling off,
- cumbrance,
- curb,
- curtailment,
- deceleration,
- delay,
- delayage,
- delayed reaction,
- detention,
- deterrent,
- double take,
- dragging,
- drawback,
- encumbrance,
- halt,
- hang-up,
- hitch,
- holdup,
- impedance,
- impediment,
- inhibition,
- injunction,
- interdict,
- interim,
- jam,
- lag,
- lagging,
- legal restraint,
- limitation,
- logjam,
- monopoly,
- moratorium,
- obstacle,
- obstruction,
- paperasserie,
- pause,
- prevention,
- prohibition,
- protection,
- protectionism,
- protective tariff,
- rationing,
- red tape,
- red-tapeism,
- red-tapery,
- rein,
- reprieve,
- respite,
- restraint,
- restraint of trade,
- retardance,
- retardation,
- retrenchment,
- self-control,
- slow-up,
- slowdown,
- slowing down,
- slowness,
- snag,
- stay,
- stay of execution,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- suspension,
- tariff wall,
- thought control,
- tie-up,
- time lag,
- wait