hin·drance

[hin-druhns]
noun
1.
an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
2.
the state of being hindered.
3.
a person or thing that hinders.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English hinderaunce. See hinder1, -ance

Synonyms
3. impediment, encumbrance, obstruction, check; restraint. See obstacle.

Antonyms
3. aid.
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hindrance (ˈhɪndrəns) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  an obstruction or snag; impediment
2.  the act of hindering; prevention

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hindrance
1436, from hindren, from same root as hinder (v.), on model of Fr.-derived words such as resistance.
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Example sentences
Government, in both its intrusiveness and its incompetence, is a hindrance to
  them.
Our fear of change may seem like a hindrance, but our stubbornness is also one
  of our greatest assets.
Scientists say those restrictions have been a big hindrance.
The match was seriously considered by the two families, and at first no
  hindrance was thrown in its way.
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