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hindrance - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress |
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hinderance,
deterrent,
impediment,
balk,
baulk,
check,
handicap |
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difficulty the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
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albatross,
millstone large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
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bind something that hinders as if with bonds
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diriment impediment (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)
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drag the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"
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obstacle,
obstruction an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
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straitjacket a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
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hindrance - the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding |
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hinderance,
interference |
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act,
deed,
human action,
human activity something that people do or cause to happen
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foiling,
frustration,
thwarting an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
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antagonism (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
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obstruction getting in someone's way
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complication the act or process of complicating
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deterrence the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
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bar,
prevention a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
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hindrance - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome |
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hinderance,
hitch,
preventive,
preventative,
encumbrance,
incumbrance,
interference |
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impediment,
impedimenta,
obstructer,
obstruction,
obstructor the baggage and equipment carried by an army
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clog any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
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speed bump a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
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