hinder (redirected from hindered)

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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hinder¹

vb

1. to be or get in the way of (someone or something); hamper

2. (tr) to prevent

[Old English hindrian; related to Old Norse hindra, Old High German hintarōn]

hinderer  n

hindering  adj & n

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hinder²

adj

(prenominal) situated at or further towards the back or rear; posterior

[Old English; related to Old Norse hindri latter, Gothic hindar beyond, Old High German hintar behind]

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 Landslides are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies.
help, aid, speed, support, further, benefit, encourage, advance, promote, hurry, accelerate, facilitate, quicken, fast-track, expedite

Translations

hinder¹ [ˈhaɪndəʳ] VT (= disturb, make difficult) → estorbar, dificultar; (= prevent) → impedir; (= obstruct) → obstaculizar, poner dificultades a; (= slow down) → entorpecer
to hinder sb from doing sth → impedir a algn hacer algo

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hinder² [ˈhaɪndəʳ] ADJ [part] → trasero, posterior

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hinder [ˈhɪndə^r] vt (= cause difficulties for) [+ development, progress, research] → entraver, faire obstacle à
His progress in the company has been hindered by his lack of self-confidence → Sa progression dans la compagnie a été entravée par son manque de confiance en lui.
Research is hindered by lack of cash → La recherche est entravée par le manque de fonds., Le manque de fonds est un obstacle à la recherche.
We were hindered by a lack of resources
BUT Nous étions freinés par le manque de ressources.
The jacket hindered him, and his belt felt heavy
BUT Il se sentait engoncé dans sa veste et sa ceinture lui pesait.
to hinder sb's efforts → entraver les efforts de qn
A lack of funding has hindered their efforts to improve security → Un financement insuffisant a entravé leurs efforts pour améliorer la sécurité., Un financement insuffisant a fait obstacle à leurs efforts pour améliorer la sécurité.
Flooded roads are hindering relief efforts
BUT L'inondation des routes fait obstacle à l'effort humanitaire. → L'inondation des routes entrave l'effort humanitaire.
to hinder the development of sth → entraver le développement de qch, faire obstacle au développement de qch
regulations which hinder the development of women's social and economic independence → une réglementation qui fait obstacle à l'indépendance économique et sociale de la femme, une réglementation qui entrave le développement économique et sociale de la femme
to hinder sb from doing sth → entraver les efforts de qn dans l'accomplissement de qch
Lack of funding hinders scientists from doing their work → Un financement insuffisant entrave les efforts des scientifiques dans l'accomplissement de leur travail.

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hinder

vt

(= obstruct, impede) → behindern; (= delay) person → aufhalten; arrival → verzögern

(= stop, prevent from happening) → verhindern; to hinder somebody from doing something → jdn daran hindern or davon abhalten, etw zu tun; he doesn’t let his disability hinder him → er lässt sich nicht durch seine Behinderung abhalten

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hinder [ˈhɪndəʳ] vt (prevent) to hinder sb (from doing sth) → impedire a qn (di fare qc); (delay) → ritardare; (obstruct) → ostacolare, intralciare

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hinder [ˈhɪndəʳ] vt (prevent) to hinder sb (from doing sth) → impedire a qn (di fare qc); (delay) → ritardare; (obstruct) → ostacolare, intralciare

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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 지연시키다 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 haitta obstacle מִכשוֹל अवरोध zapreka, smetnja, ometanje akadály, gát penghambat hindrun, fyrirstaða ostacolo 妨害 방해하는 사람(것) kliuvinys kavēklis; traucēklis hambatan hindernis, belemmering (for)hindring, hemsko, hinder zawada, przeszkoda estorvo obstacol, piedică помеха prekážka ovira ometanje hinder เครื่องกีดขวาง engel, engelleme 妨礙的人或物 перешкода, завада رکاوٹ chướng ngại vật 妨碍的人（或物）