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hin·drance (hin′drəns)

noun

  1. the act of hindering
  2. any person or thing that hinders; obstacle; impediment; obstruction

Etymology: ME hinderaunce

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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