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noun

Hindrance n.

The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.

That which hinders; an impediment. "What various hindrances we meet." "Something between a hindrance and a help."

Synonyms: Impediment; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty; interruption; check; delay; restraint.

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Etymology of 'Hindrance'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hindrance" Quotes from Famous Books

... nationalization of membership. The leaders in the trade-union movement of this period were interested chiefly in strengthening the relations of the local unions. They saw, therefore, in the local benefits a hindrance to the accomplishment of their aims. By 1860 it had become a fairly well accepted doctrine that a trade union should not attempt to develop beneficiary functions. It was argued that since the expense of maintaining benefits made the dues of members ...

— Beneficiary Features of American Trade Unions • James B. Kennedy

... the astonished throng, their leader cutting down all who crossed his path until he had reached the Queen, whom he lifted to his saddle and bore from the press. Then all men knew that it was Sir Launcelot, come knightly to rescue the Queen, and in their hearts they rejoiced. So with little hindrance they rode away, Sir Launcelot and all his kin with the Queen in their midst, till they came to the castle of the Joyous Garde where they held the Queen in safety ...

— Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion • Beatrice Clay

... lose heart. They all loved me; I gave them all full marks in examinations. But then an intrigue was started against me—or no! it was not an intrigue at all; it simply was, that I was not in my proper place. I was a hindrance to the others, and they were a hindrance to me. I lectured to the gymnasium pupils in a way lectures are not given every day, even to students; they carried away very little from my lectures.... I myself did ...

— Rudin • Ivan Turgenev

... appears not over-willing to come on board; the boat has been on shore this hour waiting for him, and we shall be last of the fleet under weigh. I wish the Company would let us sail without these gentlemen, who are (in my opinion) a great hindrance to business; but they think ...

— The Phantom Ship • Captain Frederick Marryat

... what she had seen and what I had missed; and I had been trying to delineate the Temple of Jagganath, and had been disastrously defeated, for it is indeed a complicated piece of drawing, and the children, both large and small, crowded round me to my great hindrance. Therefore, it was not until I had been soothed with an excellent lunch, and the contents of a very long tumbler, that I felt strong enough to take an intelligent interest in the contents ...

— A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil • T. R. Swinburne

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