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noun

Hindrance n.

The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.

That which hinders; an impediment. "What various hindrances we meet." "Something between a hindrance and a help."

Synonyms: Impediment; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty; interruption; check; delay; restraint.

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Etymology of 'Hindrance'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... greatest hindrance that an enthusiastic temperament would have presented to Addison's work is that it would have spoilt his method. His aim he declared roundly to be 'the advancement of the public weal', [Footnote: ...

— The Coverley Papers • Various

... a great deal of very laborious work. But I mean a nature which, when left to itself, will, urged by an inherent stimulus, climb the path that leads to eminence, and has strength to reach the summit—one which, if hindered or thwarted, will fret and strive until the hindrance is overcome, and it is again free to follow its ...

— Popular Science Monthly Volume 86

... on the other. If she will not, I have no weight with her; and it is due to the service I am to undertake, to force myself away from a pursuit that could only distract me. I have no right to be a clergyman and choose a hindrance not a help—one whose tastes would lead back to the world, instead of to ...

— Hopes and Fears - scenes from the life of a spinster • Charlotte M. Yonge

... cross my mother at the present," said young Cavendish with half a smile; "and though it be not likely that much harm should come of the matter, yet if she laid hands on Humfrey at the present moment, there might be hindrance and vexation, so it may be well for him to set forth, in case Tony be unable to persuade my ...

— Unknown to History - A Story of the Captivity of Mary of Scotland • Charlotte M. Yonge

... great American scab, has nothing left but to join with the scab and play the historic labor role of armed Pinkerton. Granting the words of Cecil Rhodes, the United States would be enabled to scab without let or hindrance on Europe, while England, as professional strike-breaker and policeman, destroyed the ...

— War of the Classes • Jack London

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