hinder
1to be an obstacle or impediment.
Origin of hinder
1synonym study For hinder
Other words for hinder
Opposites for hinder
Other words from hinder
- hin·der·er, noun
Other definitions for hinder (2 of 2)
situated at the rear or back; posterior: the hinder part of a carcass.
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
Origin of hinder
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How to use hinder in a sentence
Then was the Earl of Huntly accused by you as the maintainer of idolatry, and the only hinderer of all good order.
And this man, formerly a hinderer in the Divine plan, becomes a spiritual giant.
The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit | Ralph Waldo TrineEver since the beginning, men have assigned to women the role of the dissuader, the drag, the hinderer.
The Last Hope | Henry Seton MerrimanSome have considered that the hinderer or hindrance was the Roman empire; others that it is the Holy Ghost in the church.
The Lord's Coming | C. H. (Charles Henry) MackintoshTake your stand (note the aorist tense) in the face of the devil, the great hinderer and slanderer.
Studies in the Epistle of James | A. T. Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for hinder (1 of 2)
/ (ˈhɪndə) /
to be or get in the way of (someone or something); hamper
(tr) to prevent
Origin of hinder
1Derived forms of hinder
- hinderer, noun
- hindering, adjective, noun
British Dictionary definitions for hinder (2 of 2)
/ (ˈhaɪndə) /
(prenominal) situated at or further towards the back or rear; posterior: the hinder parts
Origin of hinder
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