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hindrances

hindrances is the plural of hindrance.

Meaning of hindrance

Noun

hindrance (plural hindrances)

  1. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
    • High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking.
  2. The state or act of hindering something.
    • Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.

Phrases with hindrances

Questions about hindrances

What is hindrances the plural of?
Hindrances is the plural of hindrance.

Words near hindrances in the dictionary

  1. hindpockets
  2. Hindpool
  3. hindquarter
  4. hindquarters
  5. hindrance
  6. hindrances
  7. hindraunce
  8. hindraunces
  9. hindre
  10. hinds
  11. Hinds County

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hindrances (page history and authors); hindrance (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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