HINDRANCE


Meaning of HINDRANCE in English

noun

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

without let or hindrance

Instead of the passport opening frontiers to the traveller without let or hindrance, it has become the means of international surveillance.

It should flow easily, though not too swiftly, through the manholes, without let or hindrance.

The willingness to thin the office staff without let or hindrance.

Truth, however tawdry or trivial, may be told without let or hindrance from libel laws.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

America's top golfers played well despite the hindrance of early morning mist.

I concentrated on my career, feeling that a family would be a hindrance .

The biggest hindrance to economic reform has been the lack of access to U.S. markets.

The country's poor infrastructure is a major hindrance to importers.

The girls wanted to set the table, but they were more of a hindrance than a help.

Travelers can move through the country without hindrance .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A major hindrance is that cable systems tend to be proprietary and not well interconnected.

Furthermore, within the range of duties which the State owes its citizens, failure to help is hindrance .

He allowed photographers to take these pictures without any hindrance at all.

Pistols might be secondary, even a hindrance .

Such people are looking for help, not hindrance , from the Government.

The commentator even remarked on the fact that the two loose horses leading the field had caused no hindrance .

The vastness was otherwise a hindrance , however, like shoes five sizes too big.

Too much speed will certainly be a hindrance to most - but not all - models.

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