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# hindrance

noun (a hindrance, hindrances; hindrance — uncountable)

«hindrance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hindrance is something or someone that makes it harder for you to do something or slows you down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#m1)
2. Hindrance is the act of getting in the way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories: a heavy bag, a bad leg, or a little brother who «helps» can be a hindrance. The phrase «more of a hindrance than a help» is a gentle, funny way of saying someone made things worse. Phrases: a hindrance to, more of a hindrance than a help, without hindrance.

### Examples

- My long scarf was a hindrance when I tried to climb the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x1)
- The puppy was more of a hindrance than a help in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x2)
- The heavy rain was a hindrance to the rescue workers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x3)
- Not knowing the language can be a hindrance when you travel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x4)
- The ships passed through the canal without hindrance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x5)
- Noise in the classroom is a hindrance to learning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x6)
- No, therefore, I long to seek them, and I pray you and my mother to place no hindrance in my way.' [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x7)

### Note

Spelling trap: hindrance, NOT «hinderance»; the e of hinder drops. Verb: hinder (hinders, hindered, hindering) = to slow down or get in the way. Use «a»: a hindrance. Opposite: a help.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hindrance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hindrance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hindrance.html) on Mova free.