n.

1. 1. The act of hindering.
   2. The condition of being hindered.
2. One that hinders; an impediment. See synonyms at obstacle.

[Middle English hindraunce, harm, from hindren, to hinder. See hinder¹.]

noun

Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage: bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, clog, hamper, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, snag, stop, traverse, wall. See help/harm/harmless, open/close.

n

Definition: obstruction, difficulty
Antonyms: advance, advantage, aid, assistance, encouragement, expedition, help, promotion, push

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IN BRIEF: Something that interferes with or delays action or progress.

A humble birth is no hindrance to greatness. — David McKay (1873-1970)

Common misspelling(s) of hindrance

• hindrence
• hinderence

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hindring, forhindring, gene

Nederlands (Dutch)
belemmering, beletsel, hinderpaal, hindernis, het belemmeren, het beletten

Français (French)
n. - entrave

Deutsch (German)
n. - Behinderung, Hindernis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κώλυμα, εμπόδιο

Italiano (Italian)
ostacolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - obstáculo (m)

Русский (Russian)
препятствие

Español (Spanish)
n. - estorbo, obstáculo, impedimento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hinder

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
妨害, 阻碍物, 障碍

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 妨害, 阻礙物, 障礙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 방해, 장애물, 고장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 妨害, 妨害物, 邪魔

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اعاقه, عرقله, عائق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מעצור, מכשול, עיכוב, התעכבות‬

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