hindrances in English

noun

1

a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.

a hindrance to the development process

synonyms: impediment, obstacle, barrier, bar, obstruction, handicap, block, hurdle, restraint, restriction, limitation, encumbrance, interference, complication, delay, drawback, setback, difficulty, inconvenience, snag, catch, hitch, check, stumbling block, fly in the ointment, hiccup, wrench in the works

noun

impediment, obstacle, barrier, bar, obstruction, handicap, block, hurdle, restraint, restriction, limitation, encumbrance, interference, complication, delay, drawback, setback, difficulty, inconvenience, snag, catch, hitch, check, stumbling block, fly in the ointment, hiccup, wrench in the works
interference, hitch, hinderance, preventive, preventative, incumbrance, encumbrance
baulk, handicap, impediment, hinderance, check, deterrent, balk
interference, hinderance

Use "hindrances" in a sentence

1. He described the sanctions as hindrances , hurting development in Zimbabwe .

2. The Five Hindrances On The Spiritual Path & Their Antidotes

3. Synonyms for Curbings include inhibition, hindrances, obstructions, restraint, restriction, bar, impediments, checks, obstacles and barriers

4. Synonyms for Adversities include hurdles, challenges, difficulties, complications, botherations, dilemmas, hindrances, obstacles, problems and catches

5. Antonyms for Ameliorations include blocks, blockages, declines, decreases, demotions, deteriorations, diminishments, failures, halts and hindrances

6. We must admit the hindrances and support the women not throw cold water on them.

7. What does Convenience mean? The definition of Convenience is the state of being able to do something easily with little effort and no hindrances

8. It should be emphasised that the regulatory machinery is not absolutely strict and secure in financial terms, while it often creates considerable delays and hindrances to entrepreneurial activity.

9. WHY I AM OPPOSED TO SOCIALISM VARIOUS There were alternate Advancements and retrogressions; yet we see a people with energy, rising in spite of their hindrances.

10. While all these words mean "to check or defeat another's plan or block achievement of a goal," Balk suggests the interposing of obstacles or hindrances

11. The Holy One said: "The Brahmans cling to the five things leading to worldliness and yield to the temptations of the senses; they are entangled in the five hindrances, lust, malice, sloth, pride, and doubt

12. Centralising treasury functions, especially across countries and continents, can be hindered by many things. The key to success, therefore, is the ability to identify hindrances and remove them on a company-by-company basis.

13. These are preceded by access Collectedness (upacara-samadhi) in which the five hindrances (nivarana) 11 commonly arising in the lower planes of desire are suppressed; but when the factors of absorption (dhyananga) arise, this is the level of attainment Collectedness (arpana-samadhi)