Associations to the word «Hindrance»

Wiktionary

HINDRANCE, noun. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
HINDRANCE, noun. The state or act of hindering something

Dictionary definition

HINDRANCE, noun. Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.
HINDRANCE, noun. Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome.
HINDRANCE, noun. The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats