hinderance
Something slowing you
Hinderance is a less common spelling of hindrance—something that impedes or obstructs progress: The language barrier proved a hinderance to negotiations.
The standard spelling is hindrance, but hinderance appears often enough to be considered a variant rather than an error.
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- brick wallStacked masonry partition
- dragResistance through fluid
- dead weightInert, burdensome mass
- ball and chainFetter limiting prisoner movement
impediment · speed bump · obstruction · obstacle · wall · jam · encumbrance · hurdle · snag · fly in the ointment · interference · deterrence · block · mental block · restriction · bureaucracy · limitation · procrastination