Impediment

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction. See Synonyms at obstacle.
  • n. An organic defect preventing clear articulation: a speech impediment.
  • n. Law Something that obstructs the making of a legal contract.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.
  • n. Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.
  • v. To impede.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which impedes or hinders progress; hindrance; obstruction; obstacle.
  • To impede.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any structure that makes progress difficult
  • n. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  • Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    incumbrance    obstruction    obstacle    hindrance    difficulty    impede   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    sediment   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts