hinder

[ hin-der ]

/ ˈhɪn dər /

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verb (used with object)

to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.

to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop: to hinder a man from committing a crime.

verb (used without object)

to be an obstacle or impediment.

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Origin of hinder

before 1000; Middle English hindren, Old English hindrian “to hold back,” equivalent to hinder hinder² + -ian causative verb suffix

SYNONYMS FOR hinder

1. encumber, obstruct, trammel. 2. block, thwart.

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ANTONYMS FOR hinder

1. encourage.

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Related forms

hin·der·er, nounhin·der·ing·ly, adverbun·hin·dered, adjectiveun·hin·der·ing, adjective

un·hin·der·ing·ly, adverb

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2. See prevent.

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Hindering those good qualities of peacefulness proved to be, but not paralysing.
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All he would promise was to keep his fleet out of the way of hindering a landing.
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British Dictionary definitions for hindering

hinder

/ (ˈhɪndə) /

verb

to be or get in the way of (someone or something); hamper

(tr) to prevent

Derived Formshinderer, nounhindering, adjective, noun

Word Origin for hinder

Old English hindrian; related to Old Norse hindra, Old High German hintarōn

hinder

/ (ˈhaɪndə) /

adjective

(prenominal) situated at or further towards the back or rear; posteriorthe hinder parts

Word Origin for hinder

Old English; related to Old Norse hindri latter, Gothic hindar beyond, Old High German hintar behind

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Word Origin and History for hindering

hinder

Old English hindrian "to harm, injure, impair, check, repress," from Proto-Germanic *hinderojanan (cf. Old Norse hindra, Dutch hinderen, Old High German hintaron, German hindern "to keep back"), from a root meaning "on that side of, behind" (cf. hind (adj.)); thus the ground sense is "to put or keep back," though this sense in English is recorded only from late 14c. Related: Hindered; hindering.

hinder

adj,

"situated in the rear, toward the back," late 14c., probably from Old English hinder (adv.) "behind, back, afterward," but treated as a comparative of hind (adj.). Related to Old High German hintar, German hinter, Gothic hindar "behind." Middle English had hinderhede, literally "hinder-hood; posterity in time, inferiority in rank;" and hinderling "person fallen from moral or social respectability, wretch."

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verb (used without object)

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