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Showing words for IMPEDIMENT using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Impediment

impediment

9 Letter Words for Impediment

impedient, mendipite

8 Letter Words for Impediment

impedite, pediment

7 Letter Words for Impediment

dementi, dietine, emptied, impedit

6 Letter Words for Impediment

dement, dempne, dimmet, dimmit, dipnet, eident, emetin, endite, immind, impede, impend, impent, indite, intime, itemed, medimn, medine, meined, meinie, midpit, mimine, minted, nimmed, peneid, penide, piemen, piment, pinite, pintid, pitied, pitmen, ptinid, temped, tiepin, tineid, tipmen

5 Letter Words for Impediment

demit, dempt, denet, denim, depit, detin, diene, dimin, dimit, edite, emden, emend, emmet, eneid, ident, idite, imide, imine, immit, imped, impen, indie, inept, medii, meint, mened, meted, mimed, mined, minie, minim, mneme, nempt, nepit, nitid, peine, pened, penie, piend, pined, pinte, teend, teiid, teind, temed, temin, tempe, tepid, timed, timid, tined

4 Letter Words for Impediment

deem, deen, deep, deet, deme, demi, dene, deni, dent, depe, dept, deti, detn, diem, diet, dime, dine, dint, dipt, dite, eden, edit, eide, eine, emit, empt, ende, ened, epit, eten, idee, idem, imid, imit, immi, impi, inde, init, inti, ipid, item, mdnt, mede, meed, meet, mein, meme, mend, mene, ment, mete, mide, midi, midn, mien, mime, mimp, mind, mine, mini, mint, mite, mnem, need, neem, neep, neet, nete, neti, nide, nidi, nied, peed, peen, pend, pene, peni, pent, pete, pied, pien, piet, pind, pine, pint, teed, teem, teen, teme, temp, tend, tene, tepe, tide, tidi, tied, tien, time, tind, tine, tipe

3 Letter Words for Impediment

dee, dei, dem, den, dep, det, die, dim, din, dip, dit, dpi, dpt, edp, een, eme, emp, end, ene, epi, ide, idp, imi, imp, ind, int, ipm, itd, med, mee, mei, mem, men, met, mid, mim, min, mit, mtd, mtn, ned, nee, nei, nep, net, nid, nie, nim, nip, nit, pdn, ped, pee, pen, pet, pid, pie, pin, pit, pmt, pte, ted, tee, tem, ten, tid, tie, tim, tin, tip, tpd, tpi, tpm

Definitions for Impediment

[1] obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
[2] any physical defect that impedes normal or easy speech; a speech disorder.
[3] Chiefly Ecclesiastical Law . a bar, usually of blood or affinity, to marriage: a diriment impediment.
[4] Usually impediments. impedimenta.
[5] a hindrance or obstruction
[6] a physical defect, esp one of speech, such as a stammer
[7] plural -ments or -menta (-ˈmɛntə ) law an obstruction to the making of a contract, esp a contract of marriage by reason of closeness of blood or affinity

Words related to Impediment

hitch, flaw, barrier, restriction, handicap, drawback, setback, snag, difficulty, inhibition, obstacle, hurdle, hazard, burden, defect, deterrent, bottleneck, disadvantage, load, cramp

Words nearby Impediment

impeccant, impecunious, impedance, impedance matching, impede, impediment, impedimenta, impedor, impel, impellent, impeller

Origin of Impediment

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word impedīmentum. See impede, -ment

Other words from Impediment

im·ped·i·men·tal [im-ped-uh -men -tl] /ɪmˌpɛd əˈmɛn tl/ , im·ped·i·men·ta·ry , adjective
non·im·ped·i·men·tal , adjective
non·im·ped·i·men·ta·ry , adjective

Synonyms for Impediment

barrier, bottleneck, burden, defect, deterrent, difficulty, disadvantage, drawback, flaw, handicap, hazard, hitch, hurdle, inhibition, obstacle, red tape, restriction, setback, snag, stumbling block, bar, barricade, block, blockage, catch, chain, check, clog, cramp, curb, delay, detriment, drag, encumbrance, fault, holdup, load, manacle, millstone, prohibition, restraint, retardation, rub, shackle, stoppage, stricture, tie, trammel, wall, Catch-22, dead weight, retardment, road block