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hindrance(dictionary)

hindrance (iou)



hindrance noun. LME.
[from HINDER verb + -ANCE.]
Injury, damage, disadvantage. LME-L16.
(An) obstruction; an obstacle, an impediment. E16.
let or hindrance: see LET noun1. STERIC hindrance.
P. Larkin Hardy built a private entrance..so that he could enter and leave the house without hindrance. Janet Morgan In discovering what happened..the press is as much of a hindrance as a help.