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Definitions for Hinder

[1] to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
[2] to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop: to hinder a man from committing a crime.
[3] to be an obstacle or impediment.
[4] situated at the rear or back; posterior: the hinder part of a carcass.
[5] Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
[6] to be or get in the way of (someone or something); hamper
[7] (tr) to prevent
[8] (prenominal) situated at or further towards the back or rear; posterior the hinder parts

Words related to Hinder

obstruct, hamstring, retard, thwart, burden, prohibit, handicap, preclude, inhibit, cripple, deter, delay, impede, interfere, interrupt, curb, crimp, frustrate, hamper, block

Words nearby Hinder

hindafell, hindbrain, hindemith, hindenburg, hindenburg line, hinder, hindfell, hindgut, hindi, hindmost, hindoo

Origin of Hinder

21250–1300; Middle English; compare Old English hinder (adv.) behind; cognate with German hinter (preposition) behind

Other words from Hinder

hin·der·er , noun
hin·der·ing·ly , adverb
un·hin·dered , adjective
un·hin·der·ing , adjective
un·hin·der·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Hinder

Old English; related to Old Norse hindri latter, Gothic hindar beyond, Old High German hintar behind

Synonyms for Hinder

block, burden, crimp, cripple, curb, delay, deter, frustrate, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, interrupt, obstruct, preclude, prohibit, retard, thwart, arrest, balk, bar, bottleneck, check, choke, clog, contravene, counteract, crab, cramp, debar, encumber, fetter, hog-tie, muzzle, neutralize, offset, oppose, resist, snafu, stay, stop, stymie, terminate, trammel, box in, get in the way, hold back, louse up, shut out