impediment

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impediment  /ɪm ˈpɛ də mənt/ ? Meaning of "impediment"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  2. (n) any structure that makes progress difficult

Synonym(s)

obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, balk, baulk, check

Usage(s):

  1. It was only recently that living with prosthetic legs was seen as a huge impediment, but he has turned this perception upside down.
  2. As a kid growing up on the South Side of Chicago, she had a speech impediment.
  3. In fact, that fee ends up feeling like a feature rather than an impediment, because it manages to keep the site remarkably free of trolls, griefers and other anonymous jerks.
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