The quality of being a hindrance.

Roget 619: evil, ill, harm, hurt.   , mischief, nuisance; machinations of the devil, Pandora's box, ills that flesh is heir to.    blow, buffet, stroke, scratch, bruise, wound, gash, mutilation; mortal blow, wound; immedicabile vulnus [Lat.]; damage, loss etc. (deterioration) 659.    disadvantage, prejudice, drawback.    disaster, accident, casualty; mishap etc. (misfortune) 735; bad job, devil to pay; calamity, bale, catastrophe, tragedy; ruin etc. (destruction) 162; adversity etc. 735.    mental suffering etc. 828.    demon etc. 980.    (Evil spirit) bane, etc. 663 (cause of evil). badness, etc. 649 (Production of Evil); painfulness, etc. 830; evil doer, etc. 913.    outrage, wrong, injury, foul play; bad turn, ill turn; disservice, spoliation etc. 791; grievance, crying evil.    ... show more

Roget 651: imperfection; imperfectness etc. adj.; deficiency; inadequacy etc. (insufficiency) 640; peccancy etc. (badness) 649^†; immaturity etc. 674.    fault, defect, weak point; screw loose; flaw etc. (break) 70; gap etc. 198; twist etc. 243; taint, attainder; bar sinister, hole in one's coat; blemish etc. 848; weakness etc. 160; half blood; shortcoming etc. 304; drawback; seamy side.    mediocrity; no great shakes, no great catch; not much to boast of; one-horse shay.    ... show more

Roget 706: prevention, preclusion, obstruction, stoppage; embolus, embolism [Med.]; infarct [Med.]; interruption, interception, interclusion^†; hindrance, impedition^†; retardment^†, retardation; embarrassment, oppilation^†; coarctation^†, stricture, restriction; restraint etc. 751; inhibition etc. 761; blockade etc. (closure) 261.    interference, interposition; obtrusion; discouragement, discountenance.    impediment, let, obstacle, obstruction, knot, knag^†; check, hitch, contretemps, screw loose, grit in the oil.    bar, stile, barrier; [barrier to vehicles] turnstile, turnpike; gate, portcullis.    beaver dam; trocha^†; barricade etc. (defense) 717; wall, dead wall, sea wall, levee breakwater, groyne^†; bulkhead, block, buffer; stopper etc. 263; boom, dam, weir, burrock^†.    drawback, objection; stumbling-block, stumbling-stone; lion in the path, snag; snags and sawyers.    encumbrance, incumbrance^†; clog, skid, shoe, spoke; drag, drag chain, drag weight; stay, stop; preventive, prophylactic; load, burden, fardel^†, onus, millstone round one's neck, impedimenta; dead weight; lumber, pack; nightmare, Ephialtes^†, incubus, old man of the sea; remora.    difficulty etc. 704; insuperable etc. 471; obstacle; estoppel [Law]; ill wind; head wind etc. (opposition) 708; trammel, tether etc. (means of restraint) 752; hold back, counterpoise.    [person who hinders] damper, wet blanket, hinderer, marplot, killjoy; party pooper [Coll.]; party crasher, interloper.    trail of a red herring; opponent etc. 710.    ... show more

Roget 813: discount, abatement, concession, reduction, depreciation, allowance; qualification, set-off, drawback, poundage, agio^†, percentage; rebate, rebatement^†; backwardation, contango^†; salvage; tare and tret^†.    sale, bargain; half price; price war.    wholesale, wholesale price; dealer's price; trade price.    coupon, discount coupon, cents-off coupon; store coupon, manufacturer's coupon; double coupon discount, triple coupon discount.    ... show more

Dutch: nadeel, schaduwkant, schaduwzijde
Polish: negatyw