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- DictionaryIm·ped·i·ment/imˈpedəm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a hindrance or obstruction in doing something: "a serious impediment to scientific progress"
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something that makes it difficult or impossible for someone or something to move or make progress: Cramped classrooms are an impediment to learning. impediment noun [C] (SPEECH/HEARING) a problem that makes speaking, hearing, or moving difficult: a speech impediment.
impediment (to something) something that delays or stops the progress of something synonym obstacle The level of inflation is a serious impediment to economic recovery. Definition of impediment noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. Something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction. b. Law Something that obstructs the making of a legal contract. 2. A physical defect, especially one that interferes with speech. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin impedīmentum, from impedīre, to impede; see impede .]
Impediment definition: . See examples of IMPEDIMENT used in a sentence.
1. The fact of impeding or condition of being impeded; hindrance, obstruction; concrete something that impedes, hinders, or obstructs; a hindrance, an obstruction. To clense the eye syghte and to putte of the impediment and lette of the spyryte of lyfe. To begge, shame is myne impediment.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Illness & disability im‧ped‧i‧ment /ɪmˈpedəmənt/ noun [ countable] 1 a physical problem that makes speaking, hearing, or moving difficult a speech impediment 2 a situation or event that makes it difficult or impossible for someone or something to succeed or make progress impediment ...
Dictionary definition of impediment. Something that obstructs or hinders progress or achievement. "The lack of resources was an impediment to the charity's ability to help those in need." Detailed meaning of impediment. It can also refer to something that causes difficulty or makes something harder to do.
