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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Hindrance

/hĭn'-drəns/ · Hin·drance · IPA /ˈhɪndɹəns/
01 n. The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.
  1. 1.
    The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.
  2. 2.
    That which hinders; an impediment.
    “What various hindrances we meet.” Cowper.
    “Something between a hindrance and a help.” Wordsworth.