Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hindrance"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hindrance \Hin"drance\, n. [See {Hinder}, v. t.]
1. The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.
2. That which hinders; an impediment.
What various hindrances we meet. --Cowper.
Something between a hindrance and a help.
--Wordsworth.
Syn: Impediment; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty;
interruption; check; delay; restraint.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hindrance
n 1: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action
or progress [syn: {deterrent}, {impediment}, {handicap}]
2: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hitch},
{preventive}, {preventative}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance},
{interference}]
3: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding [syn: {interference}]
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