hindrance Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
    balk; handicap; baulk; check; impediment; deterrent; hinderance.
  2. noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
    incumbrance; preventative; encumbrance; interference; hitch; preventive; hinderance.
  3. noun the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
    interference; hinderance.

WordNet


Hin"drance noun
Etymology
See Hinder, v. t.
Definitions
  1. The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.
  2. That which hinders; an impediment.
    What various hindrances we meet. Cowper.
    Something between a hindrance and a help. Wordsworth.
    Syn. -- Impediment; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty; interruption; check; delay; restraint.

Webster 1913