hindrances
Things impeding advancement
Hindrances are things that impede progress or make something more difficult.
A hindrance gets in the way without necessarily stopping you completely—more obstacle than barrier: Lack of funding was a hindrance to the project.
The word often appears in the phrase without let or hindrance, meaning freely and without obstruction.
Thing that obstructs progress
- stumbling blockObstacle causing difficulty
- snagUnforeseen complication
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- setbackReverse in progress
handicap · encumbrance · drawback · disadvantage · inconvenience · nuisance · hassle · headache
Obstruction preventing passage
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- blockadeSealing off a place
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
obstruction · blockage · roadblock · bottleneck · dam · obstacle · hurdle · impasse
Test of ability
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- difficultyState of being hard
- trialJudicial examination of claims
tribulation · ordeal · burden · adversity · opposition · resistance · interference · friction
Limit on action
- limitationBound on extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- curbRaised road margin
- restraintControl over impulses
cap · ceiling · stricture · inhibition · check · control · regulation · prohibition
Thing that discourages action
- discouragementLoss of confidence
- disincentiveFactor discouraging action
- dissuasionConvincing someone not to
- damperDevice reducing vibration or flow
wet blanket · buzzkill · demotivator · warning · caution · red flag · obstacle · turnoff
impediment
Thing that obstructs progress
- stumbling blockObstacle causing difficulty
- snagUnforeseen complication
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
setback · handicap · encumbrance · drawback · disadvantage · inconvenience · nuisance · hassle · headache · problem
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
fence · obstruction · blockage · roadblock · bottleneck · dam · obstacle · hurdle · impasse · logjam
challenge
Test of ability
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- difficultyState of being hard
trial · tribulation · ordeal · burden · adversity · opposition · resistance · interference · friction · headwind
restriction
Limit on action
- limitationBound on extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- curbRaised road margin
restraint · cap · ceiling · stricture · inhibition · check · control · regulation · prohibition · embargo
deterrent
Thing that discourages action
- discouragementLoss of confidence
- disincentiveFactor discouraging action
- dissuasionConvincing someone not to
damper · wet blanket · buzzkill · demotivator · warning · caution · red flag · obstacle · turnoff · barrier to entry
- meditationbreathing meditation, breath, breath meditation, mantra, breathing
- mental statesknowledge, conscious, mood, anxious, memory
- slackersslackers, loafers, idlers, idler, layabouts
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hindrancesaids
Supportive tools or resources
helps · assists · facilitators · enablers · expediters