hinder

hinder
[[t]hɪ̱ndə(r)[/t]]
hinders, hindering, hindered
1) VERB If something hinders you, it makes it more difficult for you to do something or make progress.

[V n] Does the fact that your players are part-timers help or hinder you?...

[V n] Further investigation was hindered by the loss of all documentation on the case.

2) VERB If something hinders your movement, it makes it difficult for you to move forward or move around.

[V n] A thigh injury increasingly hindered her mobility...

[V n] Landslides and bad weather are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies to the area.


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  • Hinder — Hin der, v. i. To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance. [1913 Webster] This objection hinders not but that the heroic action of some commander . . . may be written. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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