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impediment

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noun
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As a noun, impediment means a hindrance.

Meanings of impediment

5 meanings

noun

  1. A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress.

  2. A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech.

    “Working in a noisy factory left me with a slight hearing impediment.”

  3. chiefly in the pluralBaggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.

  4. Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

    Similar: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, balk, baulk, check

  5. Any structure that makes progress difficult

    Similar: obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impedimenta

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: something immaterial that interferes with or delays actio…
hindrancehinderancedeterrentbalkbaulkcheckhandicap
noun: any structure that makes progress difficult
obstructionobstructorobstructerimpedimenta

Words that rhyme with impediment

sediment

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