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The meaning of HINDRANCE is the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered. How to use hindrance in a sentence.
HINDRANCE definition: 1. something that makes it more difficult for you to do something or for something to develop: 2…. Learn more.
A hindrance is something that hinders—makes it harder for something to happen or be done or for someone to do something. Hindrance is most commonly used in the context of progress, tasks, work, or other things that involve the completion of a goal.
HINDRANCE meaning: 1. something that makes it more difficult for you to do something or for something to develop: 2…. Learn more.
A hindrance is something in the way, an obstacle. An untied shoelace is a hindrance to walking, and tripping in the lunchroom might be a hindrance to getting a seat at the cool table.
noun. 1. an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like. 2. the state of being hindered. 3. a person or thing that hinders. SYNONYMS 3. impediment, encumbrance, obstruction, check; restraint. See obstacle.
1. a. The act of hindering: was angered by their hindrance of the project. b. The condition of being hindered. 2. Something that hinders; an impediment. [Middle English hindraunce, harm, from hindren, to hinder; see hinder1 .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
hindrance. [countable, usually singular] a person or thing that makes it more difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen. To be honest, she was more of a hindrance than a help. hindrance to something/somebody The high price is a major hindrance to potential buyers.
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. synonyms: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hindrance, impediment. see more. (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)
something or someone that makes it difficult for you to do something: Large class sizes are a hindrance to teachers. (Definition of hindrance from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)