Impediment

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction.
  • noun. Something that obstructs the making of a legal contract.
  • noun. A physical defect, especially one that interferes with speech.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. That which impedes or hinders progress; hindrance; obstruction; obstacle.
  • To impede.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.
  • noun. a defect which prevents distinct utterance.
  • transitive verb. To impede.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.
  • noun. Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any structure that makes progress difficult
  • noun. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
    • Word Usage
    "The main impediment to this profit of one ounce of silver per transaction (minus any shipping fees) was the inability to secure enough gold."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    sediment  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    annoyance  complication  constraint  defect  disability  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    arrest  arrestation  arrestment  bar  barrier  
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