hindrance
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈhɪndɹəns/ / [ˈhɪnd͡ɹ̝əns] / [hɪnd̠͡ɹ̠˔əns]
noun
Etymology: From Middle English hinderance, hinderaunce, hindraunce, hynderaunce, hynderawnce, hynderawns, hyndrance; equivalent to hinder + -ance.
- Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
“High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking.”
“The L.C.C. [London County Council] considers viaducts in London objectionable and a hindrance to town planning and would like to abolish all the Southern Railway lines on viaducts in South London. [Nothing much happened, they still exist.]”
- The state or act of hindering something.
“Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.”