hindrance

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

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  • I heard him say once that we ought to make our life-work of so much importance, that neither cold, nor storm, nor any other hindrance should be allowed to interfere with the performance of duty. —  Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler
  • Practitioners may view community as a hindrance, or largely ignore it. —  newmatilda.com - Comments
  • Another potential hindrance is a constitutional provision that forces the resignation of state and local officeholders who file papers to seek another in-state elected position before their current term ends. —  KITV.com - Local New
  • At best we are seen as a hindrance, a stumbling block for planners to maneuver around in formulating their visions of the future of the state. —  Dissident Voice
  • Interoperability issues also are a hindrance, according to Whitehurst. —  Techworld Australia News
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  1. Middle English hindraunce, harm, from hindren, to hinder; see hinder1.
 

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/ˈhɪndrəns, dərəns/
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