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hinder1 definition

hin·der (hin′dər)

transitive verb

  1. to keep back; restrain; get in the way of; prevent; stop
  2. to make difficult for; thwart; impede; frustrate

Etymology: ME hindren < OE hindrian, lit., to keep or hold back (akin to Ger hindern) < base of hinder

intransitive verb

to delay action; be a hindrance
hinder2 definition

hinder (hīn′dər)

adjective

Now Rare hind; rear; posterior

Etymology: ME hindre < OE adv. hinder, back, behind (akin to Ger prep. hinter, behind) < ? base of he (see he) + compar. suffix -der, akin to Gr -tero-, Sans -tara-: the word is now felt as compar. of hind

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