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hindrance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hinderance, interference |
| Type of | act, deed, human action, human activity |
| Has types | frustration, foiling, deterrence, obstruction, complication, prevention, bar, antagonism, thwarting |
hindrance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, impediment |
| Type of | difficulty |
| Has types | obstruction, diriment impediment, drag, bind, obstacle, straitjacket, albatross, millstone |
| Derivation | hinder |
hindrance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | encumbrance, hinderance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive |
| Type of | impedimenta, obstructor, impediment, obstructer, obstruction |
| Has types | speed bump, clog |
| Derivation | hinder |
Examples of hindrance
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Above all, much will depend on whether Russia wants to be a help or a hindrance.
From the economist.com
Vivek pointed to a lack of confidence as a hindrance to success in Mexican tech.
From the techcrunch.com
They acknowledge being in the minority, but don't see it as much of a hindrance.
From the forbes.com
That's something of a hindrance when the text is Euripides'complex verbal arias.
From the time.com
Instead of helping people exercise this right, Scott appeared to be a hindrance.
From the suntimes.com
Urd wishes to be helpful, but her assistance is more of a hindrance than a help.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The extra light lobes are a hindrance because they excite too much of the sample.
From the sciencedaily.com
In contrast, Russia's state has typically been more of a hindrance than a help.
From the businessweek.com
The hindrance has usually been a boyfriend who might have taken it the wrong way.
From the courier-journal.com
- Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
- In the Buddhist tradition, the five hindrances (Sanskrit: u092Au091Eu094Du091A u0928u093Fu0935u093Eu0930u0923 pau00F1ca nivu0101rau1E47a; Pali: u092Au091Eu094Du091A u0928u0940u0935u0930u0923u093Eu0928u093F pau00F1ca nu012Bvarau1E47u0101ni) are identified as mental factors that hinder progress in meditation and in our daily lives. In the Theravada tradition, these factors are identified specifically as obstacles to the jhu0101nas (stages of concentration) within meditation practice...
- Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else; The state or act of hindering something
- Any condition that hinders or impedes the functioning of a significator.
