Hindrance Meaning
/ˈhɪndɹəns/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomething which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
nounThe state or act of hindering something.
Sentence Examples
Lack of money is a serious hindrance in their fight to conquer cancer.
If you're not motivated, go back home. You'll just be a hindrance.
Some consider linguistic diversity a hindrance; I consider it precious.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The heavy traffic was a serious ____ to our arrival on time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Lack of funding has been a major ____ to the completion of the new community center.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English hinderance, hinderaunce, hindraunce, hynderaunce, hynderawnce, hynderawns, hyndrance; equivalent to hinder + -ance.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The L.C.C. [London County Council] considers viaducts in London objectionable and a hindrance to town planning and would like to abolish all the Southern Railway lines on viaducts in South London. [Nothing much happened, they still exist.]"
— 1944 January and February, C. F. Cobon, “The County of London Plan”, in Railway Magazine, page 24:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The heavy traffic was a serious ____ to our arrival on time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Lack of funding has been a major ____ to the completion of the new community center.