From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hindrance \Hin"drance\, noun [See {Hinder}, verb (used with an object)]
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: {deterrent}, {impediment}, {balk}, {baulk}, {check}, {handicap}]
2: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hitch}, {preventive}, {preventative}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance}, {interference}]
3: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding [syn: {interference}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "hindrance": afterthought, arrest, arrestation, barrier, bind, block, blockage, bureaucratic delay, check, clog, constraint, control, cooling, cooling down, cooling off, cumbrance, curb, curtailment, deceleration, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detention, deterrent, double take, dragging, drawback, encumbrance, halt, hang-up, hitch, holdup, impedance, impediment, inhibition, injunction, interdict, interim, jam, lag, lagging, legal restraint, limitation, logjam, monopoly, moratorium, obstacle, obstruction, paperasserie, pause, prevention, prohibition, protection, protectionism, protective tariff, rationing, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, rein, reprieve, respite, restraint, restraint of trade, retardance, retardation, retrenchment, self-control, slow-up, slowdown, slowing down, slowness, snag, stay, stay of execution, stop, stoppage, suspension, tariff wall, thought control, tie-up, time lag, wait
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