Definition of hindrance Hindrance

/hɪˈndɹʌns/ - [hindruns] - hin•drance

We found 10 definitions of hindrance from 5 different sources.

What does hindrance mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: hindrances
hindrance - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
		hinderance, 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)
hindrance - the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
		hinderance, 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
hindrance - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
		hinderance, 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

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Wiktionary

hindrance (Noun)
Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
hindrance (Noun)
The state or act of hindering something.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

hindrance (v. t.)
The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.
hindrance (v. t.)
That which hinders; an impediment.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

hindrance
Something which hinders; something which obstructs, holds back or causes problems.
hindrance
The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding.