hindrance
hind ruhns
- n something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- n any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- n the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
- Instant information may be revolutionizing the way we work, but for many the sheer volume of messages has become more of a hindrance than a help.
- Here his biblical expertise is a help and a hindrance, since his conceit is to examine only explanations of suffering that appear in Scripture.
- His family quietly sympathized with blacks' efforts to eat at regular lunch counters, attend integrated schools and vote without hindrance.