Definition of hinderance Hinderance

We found 4 definitions of hinderance from 2 different sources.

What does hinderance mean?

WordNet

Noun
hinderance - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
		hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap
		difficulty the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
		albatross, millstone large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
		bind something that hinders as if with bonds
		diriment impediment (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)
		drag the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"
		obstacle, obstruction an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
hinderance - the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
		hindrance, interference
		human action, human activity, deed, act a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
		foiling, thwarting, frustration an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
		antagonism (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
		obstruction getting in someone's way
		complication the act or process of complicating
		deterrence the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
hinderance - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
		hindrance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
		impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstructor, obstruction the baggage and equipment carried by an army
		clog any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction