[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hindrance \hin"drance\, n. see hinder, v. t.
   1. the act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.
      1913 webster

   2. that which hinders; an impediment.
      1913 webster

            what various hindrances we meet.      --cowper.
      1913 webster

            something between a hindrance and a help.
                                                  --wordsworth.

   syn: impediment; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty;
        interruption; check; delay; restraint.
        1913 webster
see also:
hinder 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hindrance
     n 1: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action
          or progress syn: deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk,
           check, handicap
     2: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome syn: hitch,
         preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance,
         interference
     3: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding syn: interference
see also:
deterrent impediment balk baulk check handicap 
hitch preventive preventative encumbrance incumbrance 
interference 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

83 moby thesaurus words for "hindrance":
   afterthought, arrest, arrestation, barrier, bind, block, blockage,
   bureaucratic delay, check, clog, constraint, control, cooling,
   cooling down, cooling off, cumbrance, curb, curtailment,
   deceleration, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detention,
   deterrent, double take, dragging, drawback, encumbrance, halt,
   hang-up, hitch, holdup, impedance, impediment, inhibition,
   injunction, interdict, interim, jam, lag, lagging, legal restraint,
   limitation, logjam, monopoly, moratorium, obstacle, obstruction,
   paperasserie, pause, prevention, prohibition, protection,
   protectionism, protective tariff, rationing, red tape, red-tapeism,
   red-tapery, rein, reprieve, respite, restraint, restraint of trade,
   retardance, retardation, retrenchment, self-control, slow-up,
   slowdown, slowing down, slowness, snag, stay, stay of execution,
   stop, stoppage, suspension, tariff wall, thought control, tie-up,
   time lag, wait

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