hinder

[hin-der]

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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.

Origin of hinder

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

Related formshin·der·er, nounhin·der·ing·ly, adverbun·hin·dered, adjectiveun·hin·der·ing, adjectiveun·hin·der·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms for hinder

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

Synonym study

2. See prevent.

Antonyms for hinder

1. encourage.

hinder

[hahyn-der]

adjective

situated at the rear or back; posterior: the hinder part of a carcass.

noun

Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.

Origin of hinder

1250–1300; Middle English; compare Old English hinder (adv.) behind; cognate with German hinter (preposition) behind

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Related Words for hinders

obstruct, hamstring, retard, thwart, burden, prohibit, handicap, preclude, inhibit, cripple, deter, delay, impede, interfere, interrupt, curb, crimp, frustrate, hamper, block

Examples from the Web for hinders

Contemporary Examples of hinders

Potholes are common in the rainy region as well as a heavy fog that often hinders visibility.
The Road to Cinco de Mayo
Tania Lara
May 5, 2014
Or a sibling may have a learning disability that hinders his or her efforts.
The Struggles of Benjamin Franklin’s Sister Jane
Annette Gordon-Reed
November 21, 2013
Dr. Elahi argued that the lack of access to the law also hinders medical efforts in rural areas.
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Eve Conant
April 2, 2011
It hinders the immune system, causes insomnia, and speeds the atrophy of the brain, to name a few.
How to Live Forever
Casey Schwartz
July 29, 2009

Historical Examples of hinders

Don't you see that it attracts all the nourishment to itself, and hinders this side from growing?
The Imaginary Invalid
Molire
A friend is to be with us to tea on my account, which hinders me from coming sooner.
The Letters of Robert Burns
Robert Burns
A new person is to me a great event and hinders me from sleep.
Essays, First Series
Ralph Waldo Emerson
That makes the good and bad of manners, namely what helps or hinders fellowship.
Essays, Second Series
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sometimes her will to produce, her wish to serve, hinders rather than helps.
The Shadow World
Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for hinders

hinder

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

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 hinders

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."