hindrance

CEFRC1

/ˈhɪndɹəns/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Something that makes progress or movement difficult.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The state or act of hindering something.

Examples

  • If you're not motivated, go back home. You'll just be a hindrance.

  • Lack of money is a serious hindrance in their fight to conquer cancer.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.

More examples

In context

  • Some consider linguistic diversity a hindrance; I consider it precious.

  • High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking.

  • Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.

Synonyms

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The heavy traffic was a serious blank to our arrival on time.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English hinderance, hinderaunce, hindraunce, hynderaunce, hynderawnce, hynderawns, hyndrance; equivalent to hinder + -ance.