hindering

American  

[hin-der-ing] / ˈhɪn dər ɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing delay, interruption, or difficulty in some process or movement; hampering or impeding.

   Once the hindering factors of misinformation and prejudice are discarded, we can rebuild the party in a more unified way.

2. preventing an act or event; stopping someone from doing something.

   The time slot for the show was also a hindering block to viewing, as audiences didn't want to watch it at 5 a.m.

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noun

1. the act of hampering or preventing someone’s action or movement or some event or process.

   The extra paperwork is a nuisance, but not an actual hindering of the project.

Other Word Forms

• hinderingly
  adverb
• unhindering
  adjective
• unhinderingly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of hindering

First recorded in 1350–1400; hinder ¹ ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; hinder ¹ ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun sense

Example Sentences

Hindering investigations is the lack of a local forensic lab which means crucial DNA samples must be sent overseas for analysis, equating to lengthy waits for results.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

Hindering the Forest Service nationwide is a shortage of workers to cut and remove trees on the scale demanded, government officials and forestry experts say.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023

According to the broadcaster, the copy of the draft report said: "Hindering such cases calls into question the integrity of the investigative process, can result in counterintelligence vulnerabilities and can allow criminal behavior to continue."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2013

Hindering growth is Italy’s heaving government debt, which at 119 percent of gross domestic product is second only to Greece’s among euro zone members.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2011

What were the infinite spectacles bulking foremost    Under my sight, Hindering me to discern my paced advancement    Lengthening to miles; What were the re-creations killing the daytime    As by the night?

From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Hardy, Thomas

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