- hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
--1 is a kind of difficulty
--1 has particulars:albatross, millstone; bind; drag; obstacle, obstruction; straitjacket Derived form: verb hinder2 - hindrance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
--2 is a kind of obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
--2 has particulars: clog; speed bumpDerived form: verb hinder1 - hindrance, interference - the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
--3 is a kind of act, human action, human activity
--3 has particulars:frustration, thwarting, foiling; antagonism; obstruction; complication; deterrence; prevention, bar