Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
hindrance .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
hindrance .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Archaic spelling of
hindrance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- noun the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
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Examples
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Interesting post – what Scott says about seeing learner variables as a resource rather than a hinderance is refreshing.
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The hedgefund and cash inflows always seem to be the main hinderance.
Do it Right Once. Then Blow It. Then Do it Again. Ben Barren 2006
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What you think to be a hinderance is your best encouragement; for, "Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners," and therefore to save such as you.
Come to Jesus. 36 p. 1863
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Unfortunately, another hinderance is your son’s age.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Trying to Find a Job As A Teenager 2009
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For area residents with the Black Cross Alliance, who posted large black crosses across the coalfields on the reservation, the mine also represents a reckless use of scarce water resources, costly and deadly contamination of watersheds, the destruction of sacred lands, and a hinderance to the development of any sustainable economic development in the area.
Jeff Biggers: Pattern of Violations: Black Cross Movement Calls Out Dangerous Navajo Coal Mines (Photos) Jeff Biggers 2010
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Being in the PR industry myself, I would say that there are plenty of us that read the blogs, run our own, and do our best to interact with all forms of media (social or otherwise) without becoming a hinderance.
Blogger Certification: Helpful or Counterproductive? « California Life: Better Than Happy Hour 2009
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But DeMartino counters that he sees little evidence that party affiliation is a major hinderance to his campaign.
GOP hitching ride on Fenty's coattails into four council races Tim Craig 2010
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Perhaps it should be more of a bell shaped curve, because after a certain point the accent is no longer sexy but a hinderance to communication and thus making friends.
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With very warm ocean waters and not much wind shear (winds that change speed and/or direction with height and can weaken storms) near Matthew, the only apparent hinderance to its intensification over the next day or two is its proximity to land.
Tropical Storm Matthew may threaten U.S. Greg Postel 2010
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But DeMartino counters that he sees little evidence that party affiliation is a major hinderance to his campaign.
GOP hitching ride on Fenty's coattails into four council races Tim Craig 2010
AlithzaLopez commented on the word hinderance
I wasn't sure what Hinderance meant, but now I do :)
It's something that stops someone or something from progressing
October 5, 2011
Prolagus commented on the word hinderance
Glad you found the answerance.
October 5, 2011