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I can write anywhere. I actually wrote more than I ever did when I had small children. My children were never a hindrance.
Jamaica Kincaid

Meaning of "hindrance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HINDRANCE

hindrance  [ˈhɪndrəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HINDRANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hindrance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HINDRANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Steric effects

Steric effects arise from the fact that each atom within a molecule occupies a certain amount of space. If atoms are brought too close together, there is an associated cost in energy due to overlapping electron clouds, and this may affect the molecule's preferred shape and reactivity.

Definition of hindrance in the English dictionary

The definition of hindrance in the dictionary is an obstruction or snag; impediment. Other definition of hindrance is the act of hindering; prevention.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HINDRANCE


appearance
əˈpɪərəns
assurance
əˈʃʊərəns
clarence
ˈklærəns
clearance
ˈklɪərəns
conference
ˈkɒnfərəns
difference
ˈdɪfərəns
endurance
ɪnˈdjʊərəns
entrance
ˈɛntrəns
Florence
ˈflɒrəns
fragrance
ˈfreɪɡrəns
ignorance
ˈɪɡnərəns
insurance
ɪnˈʃʊərəns
interference
ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns
Laurence
ˈlɒrəns
Lawrence
ˈlɒrəns
occurrence
əˈkʌrəns
preference
ˈprɛfərəns
reference
ˈrɛfərəns
Terence
ˈtɛrəns
tolerance
ˈtɒlərəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HINDRANCE

hindhead
Hindi
hindleg
hindmost
Hindoo
Hindooism
Hindoostani
Hindostani
hindquarter
hindquarters
hindshank
hindsight
Hindu
Hindu Kush
Hinduism
Hindustan
Hindustani
Hindutva
hindward
hindwing

WORDS THAT END LIKE HINDRANCE

advance
car insurance
customs clearance
deliverance
disappearance
Fort-de-France
France
health insurance
industrial insurance
intolerance
liability insurance
life insurance
medical insurance
perseverance
put in an appearance
reassurance
remembrance
severance
trance
travel insurance
zero tolerance

Synonyms and antonyms of hindrance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HINDRANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hindrance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hindrance

Translation of «hindrance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HINDRANCE

Find out the translation of hindrance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hindrance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hindrance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

妨碍者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obstáculo
570 millions of speakers

English

hindrance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाधा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عائق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

помеха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estorvo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্তরায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obstacle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Halangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Behinderung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

妨害
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hindrance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trở ngại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடையாகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अडथळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

engel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ostacolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeszkodą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

завада
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piedică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμπόδιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hindernis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hinder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hindring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hindrance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HINDRANCE»

The term «hindrance» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.075 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HINDRANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hindrance

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10 QUOTES WITH «HINDRANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hindrance.
1
Harsha Bhogle
A monk's extraordinary patience can be a hindrance to desperate decision-making.
2
Paul Butterfield
A lot of people relate me to the blues but I don't think it's a hindrance at this point. I've been doing it long enough that I can do different things and be accepted.
3
Duncan Hunter
Fences would be a hindrance to terrorists should they decide to come across a land border between the U.S. and Mexico and to California.
4
Nicholas Jarecki
When you're editing the film, you use a temp track. So you're putting music in there for a rough cut to keep track of what's going on. It can be a hindrance if wrong, it can be an enormous asset if you get it right.
5
Steve Kazee
I never really trained to be a musician, but I've been playing guitar since I was around, like, 13 years old. For me, the guitar has always been the instrument that I've played. I play a little piano. I taught myself everything by ear. I don't read music at all, which has not really been a hindrance.
6
Jamaica Kincaid
I can write anywhere. I actually wrote more than I ever did when I had small children. My children were never a hindrance.
7
Dennis Prager
With the demise of the biblical religions that have provided the American people with their core values since their country's inception, we are reverting to the pagan worldview. Trees and animals are venerated, while man is simply one more animal in the ecosystem - and largely a hindrance, not an asset.
8
Yuvraj Singh
When one is young, aspiring to play for the country, doing well, any hindrance, like injury or being out of form, can be frustrating and a cause of annoyance or even anger. But once you have a close encounter with death, you realise the real value of life.
9
Ralph Steadman
You see, nature will do exactly what it must, and if we are a hindrance to its development, to even its destructive powers to reform itself and we are in a way, we will go.
10
Kim Weston
I don't know, the older I get, the more complicated I think I get, which is a hindrance.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HINDRANCE»

Discover the use of hindrance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hindrance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Helpmeet Or Hindrance: Which One Are You?
After all isn't that what you really want to do?Fannie A. Pierce is a first time author, with many more books to come.
Fannie A. Pierce, 2010
2
Power and Prayers to Prevail Over Spiritual Garments of ...
Through this book, you will learn how unholy inheritances, transfers, ancestral links and covenants, curses, and habitual sinful living serve to dress us in demonically-designed spiritual garments that hinder our lives and destinies.
Joshua Tayo Obi-Gbesan, 2010
3
Help or Hindrance?: The Economic Implications of Immigration ...
Hindrance? ith recent immigration at a near record high, many observers fear that African Americans, particularly those in low skill jobs, are losing out to immigrants in the American labor market. Because today's immigrants are largely ...
Daniel S. Hammermesh, Frank D. Bean, 1998
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The Unified Patent Court: help or hindrance?, sixty-fifth ...
The Committee has held the draft agreement on the UPC, to which there has been vehement opposition, under scrutiny since September last year.
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: European Scrutiny Committee, 2012
5
Military Service, No Hindrance to Christian Perfection: A ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
George Fyler Townsend, 2010
6
Groupware and teamwork: invisible aid or technical hindrance?
Covered are topics such as the goals of introduction of groupware systems, the business and organisational contexts, the implementation process, problems in usage, changes in the work organisation and impacts on the business.
Claudio Ciborra, 1996
7
Structural & Social Integration: Help Or Hindrance to ...
Michael Greg Hendron. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I have been helped along the way in this endeavor by many individuals, foremost among them Alison Davis- Blake. She has been an outstanding advisor throughout the process, and her ...
Michael Greg Hendron, 2008
8
The military as a hindrance in Mexico's consolidation of ...
The argument in this thesis is that the Mexican military stands as a hindrance in Mexico's consolidation because of the lack of executive and legislative controls over the armed forces, and military prerogatives.
Sergio Villarreal, 2001
9
Help or hindrance?: United States economic aid in Central ...
This report addresses three central question. (1) Does U.S. aid to Central America benefit the majority of Central Americans? (2) Does our foreign aid to Central America serve the interests of the majority of U.S. citizens? (3) How might U ...
Kevin Danaher, Phillip Berryman, Medea Benjamin, 1987
10
Help Or Hindrance: How Transnational Ties Shape Community ...
To explore these questions, this dissertation utilizes a range of qualitative research methods: fieldwork in two communities; approximately 100 semi-structured interviews throughout Guatemala; review of primary documents from the two ...
Julie Stewart, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HINDRANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hindrance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Yakub Memon execution: Petition in SC not a hindrance, says …
Fadnavis said, however, that Yakub's petition is unlikely to be a hindrance as the Supreme Court has not issued any specific directives about it. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
Many Baltimore Cops Relieved To See Commissioner Go - BuzzFeed
“Batts was a hindrance. This is a start. So hopefully we can move forward.” Check out more articles on BuzzFeed.com! Albert Samaha is the ... «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»
3
El Chapo, Scourge of Mexican Sovereignty | Nicholas Denmon
El Chapo is the kingpin of a cartel of killers and sadists that peddle drugs around the world; a hindrance to the U.S. but a pox of pure epic ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Early child development: Body of knowledge : Nature : Nature …
Studies are emerging that reveal poor design as a hindrance to learning in the very young, as damaging as militaristic drills. Meanwhile ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
ECB chief asked to meet Irish MEPs to clarify its position with the …
... has acknowledged the need for transparency and cooperation to allow the inquiry to conduct its business without hindrance," Mr Kelly added. «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
6
Musicalize: doing it for the fan and sticking it to the man - The Guardian
Musicalize, however, has approached this hindrance in a more democratic way. In May 2013, when it was told it couldn't put on K Koke, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Will ask Gadkari to shift Kherki Daula toll plaza: Rao Inderjit - NYOOOZ
"Kherki Daula toll is not only a problem for the villagers but also a hindrance for industrialists and other employees of corporate companies in ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
8
Issue of the day: Police shrug off report of IS-linked pilots | The …
Other forum users who were around at that time will surely be able to confirm that this guy posted without hindrance over weeks and months on ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
9
Government may empower states to enact laws for land acquisition …
... government and opposition are social impact study, consent of landowners and food security, which could prove as hindrance for acquisition ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
10
Arms businesses eying Iran are both a hindrance and, potentially, a …
A nuclear deal would lift a debilitating weight on Iran's economy and—if Tehran so chose—improve relations with the rest of the world. It would ... «Quartz, Jul 15»

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