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- [hin-druh ns]
- /ˈhɪn drəns/
- /ˈhɪn.drəns/
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- [hin-druh ns]
- /ˈhɪn drəns/
Definitions of hindrance word
- noun hindrance an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like. 1
- noun hindrance the state of being hindered. 1
- noun hindrance a person or thing that hinders. 1
- noun hindrance A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone. 1
- noun hindrance impediment: progress 1
- noun hindrance impediment: physical 1
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Origin of hindrance
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, hindrance is from the late Middle English word hinderaunce. See hinder1, -ance
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Parts of speech for Hindrance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hindrance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hindrance
noun hindrance
- interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- barrier — A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.
- handicap — a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
- interference — an act, fact, or instance of interfering.
Antonyms for hindrance
noun hindrance
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- opening — an open or clear space.
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