Noun: hindrance hin-drun(t)s
- The act of hindering, obstructing or impeding
"The roadworks caused significant hindrance to the flow of traffic";
- hinderance [rare], interference
- Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
"The bad weather was a hindrance to their travel plans";
- hinderance [rare], hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance
- Something that interferes with (or delays) action or progress
"Bad weather proved a significant hindrance to the construction project";
- hinderance [rare], deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk [Brit], check, handicap
Derived forms: hindrances
Type of: act, deed, difficultness, difficulty, human action, human activity, impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor
Encyclopedia: Hindrance