hindrance
noun
hin·drance
ˈhin-drən(t)s 
1
: the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
hindrance of speech
2
: a person or thing that interferes with or slows the progress of someone or something : impediment
a hindrance to learning
3
: the act of interfering with or slowing the progress of someone or something : the action of hindering
should be allowed to live where he chooses without hindrance
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Examples of hindrance in a Sentence
Is my presence here a help or a hindrance?
made a survey of all the hindrances to wheelchair access, such as curbs and stairs
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Legal and insurance concerns were also a hindrance.
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Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024
Affordability is often a hindrance to purchasing better food.
—Luke Fountain, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2024
The president’s recent decision to pause a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to the IDF and continual U.S. appeals to bolster the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza have been cited by Israeli politicians and pundits as significant hindrances to Israel’s battlefield performance.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2024
His note about the PowerPoint not being a hindrance but an asset was well taken.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
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Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024
Affordability is often a hindrance to purchasing better food.
—Luke Fountain, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2024
The president’s recent decision to pause a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to the IDF and continual U.S. appeals to bolster the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza have been cited by Israeli politicians and pundits as significant hindrances to Israel’s battlefield performance.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2024
His note about the PowerPoint not being a hindrance but an asset was well taken.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Hindrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hindrance. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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hindrance
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hin·drance
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