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Definitions for Hindering
[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] to be or get in the way of (someone or something); hamper
[5] (tr) to prevent
[6] (prenominal) situated at or further towards the back or rear; posterior the hinder parts
Words related to Hindering
hinderobstruct, hamstring, retard, thwart, burden, prohibit, handicap, preclude, inhibit, cripple, deter, delay, impede, interfere, interrupt, curb, crimp, frustrate, hamper, block
Words nearby Hindering
hinderhindafell, hindbrain, hindemith, hindenburg, hindenburg line, hinder, hindfell, hindgut, hindi, hindmost, hindoo
Origin of Hindering
1before 1000; Middle English hindren, Old English hindrian “to hold back,” equivalent to hinder hinder2 + -ian causative verb suffix
Other words from Hindering
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 Hindering
Old English; related to Old Norse hindri latter, Gothic hindar beyond, Old High German hintar behind
Synonyms for Hindering
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