hinder

hin·der ¹  (hndr)

v. hin·dered, hin·der·ing, hin·ders

v.tr.

1. To be or get in the way of.

2. To obstruct or delay the progress of.

v.intr.

To interfere with action or progress.

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[Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

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hinder·er n.

Synonyms: hinder¹, hamper¹, impede, obstruct, block, dam¹, bar¹
These verbs mean to slow or prevent progress or movement. To hinder is to hold back and often implies stopping or prevention: The travelers were hindered by storms.
To hamper is to hinder by or as if by fastening or entangling: His clothes hampered his efforts to swim to safety.
To impede is to slow by making action or movement difficult: "Our journey was impeded by a thousand obstacles" (Mary Shelley).
Obstruct implies the presence of obstacles: A building obstructed our view of the mountains.
Block refers to complete obstruction that prevents progress, passage, or action: "Do not block the way of inquiry" (Charles S. Peirce).
Dam suggests obstruction of the flow, progress, or release of something: She dammed the brook to form a pool. He dammed up his emotions.
To bar is to prevent entry or exit or prohibit a course of action: The legislature passed laws that bar price fixing.

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hind·er ²  (hndr)

adj.

Variant of hind¹.

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hinder ¹

Verb

to get in the way of (someone or something) [Old English hindrian]

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hinder ²

Adjective

situated at the back [Old English]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	hinder - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" impede obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path" prevent, keep - stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" inhibit - limit, block, or decrease the action or function of; "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction" interfere - come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your talking interferes with my work!" set back - slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back" hobble - hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean" stunt - check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"
	2.	hinder - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, embarrass, block stonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying check - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury bottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"
	3.	hinder - put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" hamper, handicap disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour - put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"
Adj.	1.	hinder - located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" hind, back posterior - located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

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hinder

verb obstruct, stop, check, block, prevent, arrest, delay, oppose, frustrate, handicap, interrupt, slow down, deter, hamstring, hamper, thwart, retard, impede, hobble, stymie, encumber, throw a spanner in the works, trammel, hold up or back << OPPOSITE help

Translations

hinder [ˈhɪndəʳ] vt → estorbar, impedir

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hinder [ˈhɪndəʳ] vt → gêner (= delay); retarder (= prevent);

to hinder sb from doing → empêcher qn de faire

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hinder [ˈhɪndəʳ] vt → behindern;

to hinder sb from doing sth → jdn daran hindern, etw zu tun

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hinder [ˈhɪndəʳ] vt → ostacolare (= delay); tardare (= prevent): to hinder sb from doing → impedire a qn di fare

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hinder

v hinder [ˈhində]

to delay or prevent; to make difficult All these interruptions hinder my work; All the interruptions hinder me from working. verhinder, belemmer, bemoeilik يُعَرْقِل، يُعيل преча zdržovat hindre; forhindre hindern (παρ)εμποδίζω retrasar; impedir; dificultar, entorpecer takistama مانع شدن estää gêner לְהַכשִׁיל, לְעַכֶּב बाधा डालना ometati, zadržavati feltart menghambat hindra; tefja ostacolare 妨げる 방해하다 kliudyti, atitraukti kavēt; traucēt menghambat (ver)hinderen, belemmeren sinke, hindre, hemme opóźniać, utrudniać estorvar a stânjeni мешать brániť, prekážať ovirati ometati hindra ขัดขวาง engellemek, geciktirmek 妨礙 перешкоджати, заважати رکاوٹ ڈالنا، تاخیر کرنا cản trở 妨碍

n hindrance [-drəns]

a person, thing etc that hinders I know you are trying to help but you're just being a hindrance. hindernis, belemmering عَرْقَلَه، مُعَرْقِل пречка překážka hindring das Hindernis εμπόδιο estorbo takistus مانع este obstacle מִכשוֹל अवरोध zapreka, smetnja, ometanje akadály, gát penghambat hindrun, fyrirstaða ostacolo 妨害 방해(물) kliuvinys kavēklis; traucēklis hambatan hindernis, belemmering (for)hindring, hemsko, hinder zawada, przeszkoda estorvo obstacol, piedică помеха prekážka ovira ometanje hinder เครื่องกีดขวาง engel, engelleme 妨礙的人/物 перешкода, завада رکاوٹ chướng ngại vật 妨碍的人（或物）