1. The act of hindering, obstructing or impeding
   "The roadworks caused significant hinderance to the flow of traffic";
   - hindrance, interference
    
2. Something that interferes with (or delays) action or progress
   - hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk [Brit], check, handicap
    
3. Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
   - hindrance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance

Derived forms: hinderances

Type of: act, deed, difficultness, difficulty, human action, human activity, impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor