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1. (v.t.) hinder
to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede.
2. hinder
to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop.
3. (v.i.) hinder
to be an obstacle or impediment.
4. (adj.) hinder
situated at the rear or back; posterior.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME; cf. OE hinder behind, c. OS hindiro, OHG hintar, Go hindar)
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| Definition of 'hinder' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) back(a), hind(a), hinder(a)
located at or near the back of an animal
"back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"
2. (verb) impede, hinder
be a hindrance or obstacle to
"She is impeding the progress of our project"
3. (verb) obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
"His brother blocked him at every turn"
4. (verb) handicap, hinder, hamper
put at a disadvantage
"The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
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1. (verb) hinder
to make difficult
The rescue mission was hindered by bad weather.
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| Definition of 'hinder' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) hinder
of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a horse
2. (adj) hinder
to keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; -- often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going
3. (adj) hinder
to prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out
4. (verb) hinder
to interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance
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Sense: to delay or prevent; to make difficult
All these interruptions hinder my work; All the interruptions hinder me from working.
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 Afrikaans: verhinder, belemmer, bemo |
 Arabic: يُعَرْقِل، يُعيل |
 Bulgarian: преча |
 Brazilian: atrapalhar |
 Czech: zdržovat |
 German: hindern |
 Danish: hindre; forhindre |
 Greek: (παρ)εμποδίζω |
 Spanish: retrasar; impedir; dificu |
 Estonian: takistama |
 Farsi: مانع شدن |
 Finnish: estää |
 French: gêner |
 Hebrew: לְהַכשִׁיל, לְעַכֶּב |
 Hindi: बाधा डालना |
 Croatian: ometati, zadržavati |
 Hungarian: feltart |
 Indonesian: menghambat |
 Icelandic: hindra; tefja |
 Italian: ostacolare |
 Japanese: 妨げる |
 Korean: 지연시키다 |
 Lithuanian: kliudyti, atitraukti |
 Latvian: kavēt; traucēt |
 Malay: menghambat |
 Dutch: (ver)hinderen, belemmeren |
 Norwegian: sinke, hindre, hemme |
 Polish: opóźniać, utrudniać |
 Persian: مانع شدن |
 Pashto: درول، مخه نيول، ممانعت كو |
 Portuguese: estorvar |
 Romanian: a stânjeni |
 Russian: мешать |
 Slovak: brániť, prekážať |
 Slovenian: ovirati |
 Serbian: ometati |
 Swedish: hindra |
 Thai: ขัดขวาง |
 Turkish: engellemek, geciktirmek |
 Taiwanese: 妨礙 |
 Ukrainian: перешкоджати, заважати |
 Urdu: رکاوٹ ڈالنا، تاخیر کرنا |
 Vietnamese: cản trở |
 Chinese: 妨碍 |
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