'Hinderance' definitions:

Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap]

Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference]

The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding [syn: hindrance, hinderance, interference]