hinderance
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈhɪndərəns/
- 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
149
4.1
Getting involved in a situation in a way that stops or slows progress
142
4.8
Something that stops or slows progress and makes a task hard
49
7.0
Something that stops or slows progress
32
3.9
A problem that stops progress or makes a goal hard to reach
23
3.4
Stopping a player from moving by standing in front of them
21
5.7
A thing that makes it difficult to do something, like an injury or traffic
20
4.4
A problem that stops progress or makes moving forward difficult
19
8.2
A person who delays or stops a group's progress on purpose
10
8.6
A way of slowing a process on purpose to stop change, often in politics
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7.5
Stopping someone from doing what they planned
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6.0
To stop someone's plans from succeeding
1
5.8
Someone or something that blocks progress
An object that blocks a path or movement
Antonyms
How Obstructive
9
6.0
236
3.7
298
3.4
1
7.1
49
7.0
62
3.6
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.