Hindrance

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Meanings of Hindrance

   
Noun
  • Something that makes it hard to do something or slows you down.
  • The act of making it difficult for someone to do something.
   

Explanation of the word: Hindrance

A hindrance is something that makes it harder to do something. Like if you want to run fast, but there is a big rock in your way, that rock is a hindrance.

   

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Translations for the word: Hindrance

   
hindi
रोकना

Rokna

रोकावट

Rokavat

बाधा

Badha

   
   

Frequently Asked Questions about the word: Hindrance

A hindrance is something that makes it difficult for you to do something or slows you down.

You pronounce 'hindrance' like this: HIN-druns.

The word 'hindrance' comes from the Old English word 'hindrian', which means to hinder or to hold back.

The word 'hindrance' in Kannada is 'ಅಡಚಣೆ' (Aḍacaṇe).