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hindering

[ hin-der-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

causing delay, interruption, or difficulty in some process or movement; hampering or impeding:
Once the hindering factors of misinformation and prejudice are discarded, we can rebuild the party in a more unified way.
preventing an act or event; stopping someone from doing something:
The time slot for the show was also a hindering block to viewing, as audiences didn't want to watch it at 5 a.m.

the act of hampering or preventing someone’s action or movement or some event or process:
The extra paperwork is a nuisance, but not an actual hindering of the project.

First recorded in 1350–1400; hinder ¹( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective senses; hinder ¹( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun sense

For some, age may be hindering—but for these ladies, age is just a number.

Even worse, wearing a corset could actually end up hindering weight loss goals.

In rural India, or rural Africa, the lack of access to banks is hindering development.

By concealing past mistakes, the nation may be hindering investigations, writes Christopher Dickey.

Ten hours ago I was coming out of the hills with a serious problem that was hindering my work.

The sucking-fish of these men is their hindering corruption.

Steevens quotes Beaumont and Fletcher to this effect, and this will probably explain the epithet "hindering."

For to a man well mounted the lion is only dangerous in thicket, or jungle, hindering free action to the horse.

Such folks don't stop to think about themselves, except to be thinking of helping and not hindering.

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