Noun: impediment im'pe-du-munt
- Something that interferes with (or delays) action or progress
"The high cost of tuition acted as an impediment to many potential students";
- hindrance, hinderance [rare], deterrent, balk, baulk [Brit], check, handicap
- Any structure that makes progress difficult
"The complex legal process proved to be a major impediment to justice";
- obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impedimenta
Derived forms: impediments
Type of: construction, difficultness, difficulty, structure
Encyclopedia: Impediment