Dictionary entry

Hindrance

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Hin″drance (?), n. [See Hinder, v. t.] 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.