hinder
hin·der (hin′dər)
transitive verb
- to keep back; restrain; get in the way of; prevent; stop
- 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
hinder (hīn′dər)
hinder
v.
Antonyms
hinder implies a holding back of something about to begin and connotes a thwarting of progress hindered by a lack of education; obstruct implies a retarding of passage or progress by placing obstacles in the way to obstruct the passage of a bill by a filibuster; block implies the complete, but not necessarily permanent, obstruction of a passage or progress the road was blocked by a landslide; impede suggests a slowing up of movement or progress by interfering with the normal action a tourniquet impedes the circulation of the blood; bar implies an obstructing as if by means of a barrier he was barred from the club
Object
- progress: The problem most commonly referred to was with English language skills, which was felt by some teachers to hinder progress.
- gospel: On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
- absorption: Also, you should be aware that iron supplements can hinder zinc absorption.
- creativity: Lucy: Do you think drugs stimulate or hinder creativity?
- effectiveness: What specific factors hinder the effectiveness of the work?
- adoption: However, the remaining 48 % see the need for vendors to establish universal standards as one of the main barriers hindering adoption.
Subject
- lack: Is environmental planning hindered by a lack of resources.
- fact: He was also hindered by the simple fact that few of his colleagues understood what the hell he was on about.
- weather: Progress was hindered by bad weather - despite the season.
Modifying Another Word
- severely: Many people do, but are severely hindered from putting their intentions into practice.
- seriously: It also seriously hinders or prevents many collaborations from taking place.
- greatly: Being uncertain of their function or their relationship to the Body, they are greatly hindered in their ability to minister effectively.
- rather: There are times, however, when the refusal to use the obvious English term hinders rather than helps the process of understanding.
- somewhat: Milosevic's campaign has been somewhat hindered by his present incarceration in a Dutch prison.
- substantially: It is substantially hindering these [ developing ] countries in areas where they could be competitive.
Preposition: by
- lack: Is environmental planning hindered by a lack of resources.
- fact: He was also hindered by the simple fact that few of his colleagues understood what the hell he was on about.
- difficulty: Nuclear proliferation for decades was hindered by the difficulties inherent in acquiring the means and the skills to create a nuclear weapon.
- weather: Progress was hindered by bad weather - despite the season.
Present participle complement
- learn: How does the process of collaboration help or hinder learning?
