hindrance

1. 1.

   something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

   Synonymshinderancedeterrentimpedimentbalkbaulkcheckhandicap

   Broaderdifficulty

   Narroweralbatrossbinddiriment impedimentdragobstaclestraitjacket
2. 2.

   any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

   Synonymshinderancehitchpreventivepreventativeencumbranceincumbranceinterference

   Broaderobstruction

   Narrowerclogspeed bump
3. 3.

   the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

   Synonymshinderanceinterference

   Broaderact

   Narrowerfrustrationantagonismobstructioncomplicationdeterrenceprevention

Other forms of hindrance

plural

hindrances·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hindrance

What does hindrance mean?

hindrance means "something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hindrance?

hindrance has 2 syllables: hin-drance. The stress falls on "hin". In IPA it is /ˈhɪndɹəns/.

What is another word for hindrance?

Close synonyms include hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hindrance a common word?

hindrance is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.