hindrance
hindrance is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That which hinders; an impediment. What various hindrances we meet. Cowper. Something between a hindrance and a help. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- action
- against
- air
- alley
- although
- and
- antagonism
- antagonistic
- antagonize
- bar
- beat
- blind
- block
- blockade
- bolt
- bung
- button
- caecal
- caecum
- check
- choke
- clash
- clinch
- close
- closure
- collision
- compensate
- compensation
- conflict
- conflicting
- constipation
- contraction
- contrariety
- contrary
- contravene
- cork
- corner
- counter
- counteract
- counteraction
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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