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Meanings of hindrance in English

Portuguese
interferência
Catalan
impediment
Spanish
interferencia

Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.

      interferência
      Usage of hindrance in English
      1
      We might want to think about another possible hindrance to our plans.
      Jarka Ruus
      2
      Some are free from hindrance and in the power of the will.
      The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of Cleanthes
      3
      The absence of help was in this case a very positive hindrance.
      Gilbert Keith Chesterton
      4
      The young man meant well, but his presence could be a hindrance.
      Shadow's son
      5
      The party, however, did not succeed in crossing the market-place without hindrance.
      An Egyptian Princess — Volume 08
      6
      Do as you please; little shall I be of hindrance to you.
      Early Plays — Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans
      7
      Has your last name been a help or hindrance in your career?
      Reuters
      8
      I have to be allowed through all the guard posts without hindrance.
      Metro 2034
      9
      He restores the faculty by taking away the hindrance to its exercise.
      Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah
      10
      Moreover, in the present temptation, Farnsworth had a special check and hindrance.
      Alice of Old Vincennes
      11
      Thenceforth he pursued his natural course without pretense of let or hindrance.
      Americans All / Stories of American Life of To-Day
      12
      But contempt of religion in any sacrament is a hindrance to salvation.
      Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
      13
      We passed the sentry without question, and round the corner without hindrance.
      The Helmet of Navarre
      14
      There is nausea, gagging, and considerable hindrance with the function of respiration.
      Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
      15
      For a while they were more of a help than a hindrance.
      Death angel
      16
      It is a hindrance to the higher life, and causes endless trouble.
      A History of the Moravian Church
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      Hindrance through the time
      Hindrance across language varieties
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