hindrance
noun
Origin of hindrance
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interruption, barrier, handicap, interference, drawback, snag, obstacle, impediment, deterrent, hitch, restriction, clog, encumbrance, lock, glitch, millstone, check, intervention, baggage, stoppageExamples from the Web for hindrance
Contemporary Examples of hindrance
Jim Kessler with Third Way, a centrist Democratic group, describes it as “getting out of the way…more service than hindrance.”
In the long run, was the Warren Commission a help, a hindrance, or some of both?
Hugh Aynesworth Has Spent His Career Debunking JFK Conspiracy TheoriesMalcolm Jones
November 22, 2013
As Romney learned the hard way, titans of finance can be more of a hindrance than a help.
As for his first name, Oliver, it meant “sky-lantern,” moonlight as a hindrance to crime.
At some point, it became clear to me that Twitter was becoming more of a hindrance than a help.
Historical Examples of hindrance
They arrived at the gate without question or hindrance; but found it fastened.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
We should have more revenue, and that without delay, hindrance, or postponement.
She spoke with a touch of haste, as if battling against some hindrance within.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
The nearest vessel was the only one that for the moment was able to offer any hindrance.
Howard Pyle's Book of PiratesHoward Pyle
All this is a hindrance to them; there are the clothes of the judges and the clothes of the judged.
GorgiasPlato