'Hindrance' definitions:

Definition of 'hindrance'

From: WordNet
noun
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap]
noun
Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference]
noun
The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding [syn: hindrance, hinderance, interference]

Definition of 'Hindrance'

From: GCIDE
  • Hindrance \Hin"drance\, n. [See Hinder, v. t.]
  • 1. The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which hinders; an impediment. [1913 Webster]
  • What various hindrances we meet. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • Something between a hindrance and a help. --Wordsworth.
  • Syn: Impediment; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty; interruption; check; delay; restraint. [1913 Webster]