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impediment (iou)



impediment noun. LME.
[Latin impedimentum hindrance, pl. -menta baggage, from impedire IMPEDE: see -I-, -MENT.]
The fact of impeding someone or something, the condition of being impeded; a hindrance, an obstruction. LME.
Shakespeare Richard III Thus far..Have we march'd on without impediment. P. Lively My gender was never an impediment.
A physical defect, now esp. in one's speech, as a stammer, a stutter. L15.
A. Fraser His stiff manner, to which a speech impediment contributed. M. Drabble He had stammered atrociously...but he had learned to turn his impediment to advantage.
sing. & (usu.) in pl. Travelling equipment, esp. of an army etc.; impedimenta. M16.
impedi'mental adjective constituting an impediment; obstructive: L16.