hinderance
- noun
- /ˈhɪndərəns/
:
obstáculo
- Her lack of experience proved to be a significant hinderance to her progress.
Examples
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The major hindrance to her success was lack of funding.
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The construction work was a major hinderance for drivers during rush hour.
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Despite every hinderance, the team managed to finish the project on time.
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His lack of experience is a significant hindrance in this job.
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Her lack of experience proved to be a significant hinderance to her progress.
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The construction work was a major hinderance for drivers during rush hour.
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Despite every hinderance, the team managed to finish the project on time.
Synonyms
222
4.8
Something that stops or slows progress and makes a task hard
183
4.1
Getting involved in a situation in a way that stops or slows progress
51
7.0
Something that stops or slows progress
50
3.9
A problem that stops progress or makes a goal hard to reach
22
8.2
A person who delays or stops a group's progress on purpose
21
5.7
A thing that makes it difficult to do something, like an injury or traffic
18
4.4
A problem that stops progress or makes moving forward difficult
18
3.4
Stopping a player from moving by standing in front of them
10
8.6
A way of slowing a process on purpose to stop change, often in politics
1
6.0
To stop someone's plans from succeeding
1
7.5
Stopping someone from doing what they planned
An object that blocks a path or movement
Someone or something that blocks progress
Antonyms
How Obstructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hinderance comes from the old English verb hinder, which means 'to hold back' and is like the common word behind. The ending -ance means 'state', so a hinderance is something that holds you back or slows your progress.