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1. (n.) impediment
obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
2. impediment
any physical defect that impedes normal or easy speech.
3. impediment
a bar, usu. of blood or affinity, to marriage.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L impedīmentum)
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| Definition of 'impediment' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
2. (noun) obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
any structure that makes progress difficult
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| Definition of 'impediment' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) impediment
that which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect
2. (verb) impediment
to impede
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Sense: something that delays or prevents.
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Afrikaans: struikelblok |
Arabic: عائِق، حائِل، مانِع |
Bulgarian: пречка |
Brazilian: impedimento |
Czech: překážka |
German: das Hindernis |
Danish: hindring |
Greek: κώλυμα |
Spanish: impedimento, obstáculo, e |
Estonian: tõke |
Farsi: مانع |
Finnish: haitta |
French: obstacle |
Hebrew: מִכשוֹל |
Hindi: विघ्न |
Croatian: zapreka |
Hungarian: akadály |
Indonesian: hambatan, halangan |
Icelandic: hindrun |
Italian: impedimento |
Japanese: 妨げ |
Korean: 장애물 |
Lithuanian: kliūtis |
Latvian: kavēklis; traucēklis |
Malay: halangan |
Dutch: beletsel |
Norwegian: hinder, hindring, hemsko |
Polish: utrudnienie |
Persian: مانع |
Pashto: مخ نيوى، ممانعت |
Portuguese: impedimento |
Romanian: impediment, obstacol |
Russian: препятствие |
Slovak: prekážka |
Slovenian: ovira |
Serbian: smetnja |
Swedish: hinder, avbräck |
Thai: สิ่งกีดขวาง |
Turkish: engel, manî |
Taiwanese: 妨礙 |
Ukrainian: затримка, перешкода |
Urdu: مزاحمت |
Vietnamese: chướng ngại vật |
Chinese: 妨碍 |
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