impediments
Things blocking progress
Impediments are things that hinder or obstruct progress.
The word implies obstacles that slow you down rather than stop you completely: speech impediments, impediments to trade.
In traditional wedding ceremonies, guests are asked to declare any impediment to the marriage—a legal or moral reason the union shouldn't proceed.
Obstruction preventing passage
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
wall · gate · partition · roadblock · bottleneck · chokepoint · constriction · bollard
Barrier to progress
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- setbackReverse in progress
- delayEnforced waiting period
- limitationBound on extent
constraint · restriction · inhibition · deterrent · encumbrance · inconvenience · snag · complication
Judicial examination of claims
- testEvaluative examination
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
ordeal · tribulation · hurdle · uphill battle · rough patch · resistance · opposition · headwind
Involuntary speech repetition
- stammerSpeak with involuntary repetitions
- lispSibilant pronunciation difficulty
- aphasiaNeurological language impairment
- dysarthriaMotor speech muscle disorder
mutism · articulation · fluency · disfluency · speech therapy · cluttering · tongue-tie · apraxia
Sealing off a place
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- boycottOrganized economic protest
prohibition · interdiction · lockdown · containment · siege · ban · moratorium · freeze
Ease of approach
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
assistive technology · adaptive equipment · hearing aid · inclusion · special needs · therapy · rehabilitation · sign language
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
fence · wall · gate · partition · roadblock · bottleneck · chokepoint · constriction · bollard · cordon
hindrance
Barrier to progress
limitation · constraint · restriction · inhibition · deterrent · encumbrance · inconvenience · snag · complication · difficulty
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- testEvaluative examination
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
hardship · ordeal · tribulation · hurdle · uphill battle · rough patch · resistance · opposition · headwind · gauntlet
stutter
Involuntary speech repetition
- stammerSpeak with involuntary repetitions
- lispSibilant pronunciation difficulty
- aphasiaNeurological language impairment
dysarthria · mutism · articulation · fluency · disfluency · speech therapy · cluttering · tongue-tie · apraxia · vocalization
blockade
Sealing off a place
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
boycott · prohibition · interdiction · lockdown · containment · siege · ban · moratorium · freeze · injunction
accessibility
Ease of approach
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
prosthesis · assistive technology · adaptive equipment · hearing aid · inclusion · special needs · therapy · rehabilitation · sign language · visual impairment
- obstaclesbarriers, block, obstacles, barrier, blockers
- restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
- marriage lawmarriage contract, divorce decree, marriage certificate, matrimony, divorce petition
- marriage requirementslegal age, parental consent, witnesses, marriage certificate, officiant
- Agilescrum, sprint, backlog, kanban, retrospective
- slackersslackers, loafers, idlers, idler, layabouts
- speech impedimentDifficulty producing clear sounds