hindrance

Roget category 706

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
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#706. Hindrance

noun

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.

verb

hinder, impede, filibuster [U.S.], impedite^†, embarrass.
keep off, stave off, ward off — obviate — avert, antevert^† — turn aside, draw off, prevent, forefend, nip in the bud — retard, slacken, check, let — counteract, countercheck^† — preclude, debar, foreclose, estop [Law] — inhibit etc. 761 — shackle etc. (restrain) 751 — restrict.
obstruct, stop, stay, bar, bolt, lock — block, block up — choke off — belay, barricade — block the way, bar the way, stop the way — forelay^† — dam up etc. (close) 261 — put on the brake etc. n. — scotch the wheel, lock the wheel, put a spoke in the wheel — put a stop to etc. 142 — traverse, contravene — interrupt, intercept — oppose etc. 708 — hedge in, hedge round — cut off — inerclude^†.
interpose, interfere, intermeddle etc. 682.
cramp, hamper — clog, clog the wheels — cumber — encumber, incumber — handicap — choke — saddle with, load with — overload, lay — lumber, trammel, tie one's hands, put to inconvenience — incommode, discommode — discompose — hustle, corner, drive into a corner.
run foul of, fall foul of — cross the path of, break in upon.
thwart, frustrate, disconcert, balk, foil — faze, feaze^†, feeze [U.S.] — baffle, snub, override, circumvent — defeat etc. 731 — spike guns etc. (render useless) 645 — spoil, mar, clip the wings of — cripple etc. (injure) 659 — put an extinguisher on — damp — dishearten etc. (dissuade) 616 — discountenance, throw cold water on, spoil sport — lay a wet blanket, throw a wet blanket on — cut the ground from under one, take the wind out of one's sails, undermine — be in the way of, stand in the way of — act as a drag — hang like a millstone round one's neck.

adjective

hindering etc. v. — obstructive, obstruent^† — impeditive^†, impedient^† — intercipient^† — prophylactic etc. (remedial) 662 — impedimentary.
in the way of, unfavorable — onerous, burdensome — cumbrous, cumbersome — obtrusive.
hindered etc. v. — windbound^†, waterlogged, heavy laden — hard pressed.
unassisted etc. (assist) etc. 707 — single-handed, alone — deserted etc. 624.

phrase

occurrent nubes [Lat.].

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