hindrance Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

See Hinder, v. t.

The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.
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.