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English Dictionary: hindrance	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hindrance n something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress Synonym(s): hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome Synonym(s): hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding Synonym(s): hindrance, hinderance, interference
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hindrance \Hin"drance\, n. [See {Hinder}, v. t.] 1. The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered. 2. That which hinders; an impediment. What various hindrances we meet. --Cowper. Something between a hindrance and a help. --Wordsworth. Syn: Impediment; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty; interruption; check; delay; restraint.