hindrance

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/ˈhɪndɹəns/

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/ˈhɪndɹəns/ · [ˈhɪnd͡ɹ̝əns] · [hɪnd̠͡ɹ̠˔əns]

Definition of hindrance

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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 L.C.C. [London County Council] considers viaducts in London objectionable and a hindrance to town planning and would like to abolish all the Southern Railway lines on viaducts in South London. [Nothing much happened, they still exist.]”

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noun

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 L.C.C. [London County Council] considers viaducts in London objectionable and a hindrance to town planning and would like to abolish all the Southern Railway lines on viaducts in South London. [Nothing much happened, they still exist.]”
The state or act of hindering something.

“Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.”

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From Middle English hinderance, hinderaunce, hindraunce, hynderaunce, hynderawnce, hynderawns, hyndrance; equivalent to hinder + -ance.

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