Definitions for impediment
ɪmˈpɛd ə məntim·ped·i·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicapnoun

   something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

2. obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimentanoun

   any structure that makes progress difficult

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impedimentnoun

   A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.

2. impedimentnoun

   Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impedimentnoun

   Hindrance; let; impeachment; obstruction; opposition.

   Etymology: impedimentum, Latin.

   The minds of beasts grudge not at their bodies comfort, nor are their senses letted from enjoying their objects: we have the impediments of honour, and the torments of conscience. Philip Sidney.

   What impediments there are to hinder it, and which were the speediest way to remove them. Richard Hooker.

   The life is led most happily wherein all virtue is exercised without impediment or let. Richard Hooker.

   They bring one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech. Mar. vii. 32.

   But for my tears,
   The moist impediments unto my speech,
   I had forestall'd this dear and deep rebuke. William Shakespeare, H. IV.

   May I never
   To this good purpose, that so fairly shews,
   Dream of impediment. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   Free from th' impediments of light and noise,
   Man, thus retir'd, his nobler thoughts employs. Edmund Waller.

   Fear is the greatest impediment to martyrdom; and he that is overcome by little arguments of pain, will hardly consent to lose his life with torments. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impediment

   An obstacle (also called a barrier, impediment, or stumbling block) is an object, thing, action or situation that causes an obstruction. Different types of obstacles include physical, economic, biopsychosocial, cultural, political, technological and military.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impediment

   Impediment is a hindrance or obstruction in doing something or making progress. It can also refer to a defect in a person's speech, such as a lisp or stutter.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impedimentnoun

   that which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect

2. Impedimentverb

   to impede

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of impediment in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of impediment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of impediment in a Sentence

1. Russia Hurd:

   For me growing up ... I was the only person that looked like me, and it made us a very close-knit family. It also taught me empathy. Also ... I had a big head as a kid. I had a speech impediment. I had messed up teeth. My last name rhymes with funny things, and it was something that I got picked on a lot and ... it made me realize 'Hey, the only thing that matters is what the people that you love think about you.'.

2. Rick Meckler:

   It is definitely a concern that the signing of the Hong Kong bill will be seen as an impediment to an agreement, at this point, investors are also using this as an opportunity to take some profits.

3. Kellyanne Conway:

   You violated my challenge, which is to try to form a sentence, let alone a paragraph, and not mention Donald Trump. Nobody seems capable of doing it. It seems like it's a physiological impediment for the world, what's necessary is for people to understand -- in front of everybody but especially in front of 13 - and 14-year-old girls -- that Kellyanne Conway need to control Kellyanne Conway temper, control Kellyanne Conway. Kellyanne Conway need to get over the damn 2016 election and do that because chances are -- the big chances and I believe -- that this man will be re-elected.

4. Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell:

   The physical violence we experienced was horrific and devastating, my fellow officers and I were punched, kicked, shoved, sprayed with chemical irritants and even blinded with eye-damaging lasers by a violent mob who apparently saw us, law enforcement, officers dedicated to ironically protecting them as Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell citizens, as an impediment to their attempted insurrection.

5. Paige Austin:

   We definitely observed that issues with the portal were an impediment to finalizing release and referrals.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=impediment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Impediment
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=impediment
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impediment
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impediment