Dictionary Definition
hindrance
Noun
1 something immaterial that interferes with or
delays action or progress [syn: deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap]
2 any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
[syn: hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference]
3 the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
[syn: interference]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
afterthought, arrest, arrestation, barrier, bind, block, blockage, bureaucratic delay,
check, clog, constraint, control, cooling, cooling down, cooling
off, cumbrance,
curb, curtailment, deceleration, delay, delayage, delayed reaction,
detention, deterrent, double take,
dragging, drawback, encumbrance, halt, hang-up, hitch, holdup, impedance, impediment, inhibition, injunction, interdict, interim, jam, lag, lagging, legal restraint,
limitation, logjam, monopoly, moratorium, obstacle, obstruction, paperasserie, pause, prevention, prohibition, protection, protectionism, protective
tariff, rationing, red
tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, rein, reprieve, respite, restraint, restraint of trade,
retardance, retardation, retrenchment, self-control,
slow-up, slowdown,
slowing down, slowness,
snag, stay, stay of execution, stop, stoppage, suspension, tariff wall,
thought control, tie-up, time lag, wait