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hin·der

1   [hin-der]
verb (used with object)
1.
to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
2.
to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop: to hinder a man from committing a crime.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be an obstacle or impediment.

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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English hindren, Old English hindrian to hold back, equivalent to hinder hinder2 + -ian causative verb suffix

Related forms
hin·der·er, noun
hin·der·ing·ly, adverb
un·hin·dered, adjective
un·hin·der·ing, adjective
un·hin·der·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms
1. encumber, obstruct, trammel. 2. block, thwart. See prevent.

Antonyms
1. encourage.

Example Sentences
  • The last thing you want is for your colleague to hinder your own ability to meet deadlines.
  • There family roots in what was often viewed as a "crude" and undesirable culture did not hinder them.
  • This bacteria can be invasive and may hinder the recovery of the damaged reef.
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hind·er

2   [hahyn-der]
adjective
1.
situated at the rear or back; posterior: the hinder part of a carcass.
noun
2.
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; compare Old English hinder (adv.) behind; cognate with German hinter (preposition) behind
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hinder1 (ˈhɪndə)
 
—vb
1.  to be or get in the way of (someone or something); hamper
2.  (tr) to prevent
 
[Old English hindrian; related to Old Norse hindra, Old High German hintarōn]
 
'hinderer1
 
—n
 
'hindering1
 
—adj, —n

hinder2 (ˈhaɪndə)
 
—adj
(prenominal) situated at or further towards the back or rear; posterior: the hinder parts
 
[Old English; related to Old Norse hindri latter, Gothic hindar beyond, Old High German hintar behind]

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hinder
O.E. hindrian "to harm, injure, impair," from P.Gmc. *khinderojanan, from a root meaning "on that side of, behind" (cf. hind (adj.)); thus the ground sense is "to put or keep back." Cognate of O.N. hindra, Du. hinderen, Ger. hindern "to keep back."
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hinder
"rear," O.E. hinder (adv.), possibly comparative of hind (adj.).
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