Hindrance

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act of hindering.
  • noun. The condition of being hindered.
  • noun. Something that hinders; an impediment.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. That which hinders or stops progression or advance; impediment; obstruction.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.
  • noun. That which hinders; an impediment.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
  • noun. The state or act of hindering something
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  • noun. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
  • noun. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  • Word Usage
    "Another hindrance is the way the United States handles its customs administration, where uncertainty as to rate of duty and delay in getting goods through the customs often makes it impractical, if not impossible, for the businessman to ship his goods to that market."
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