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# hindrance

«hindrance» in Mova's school dictionary: **something or someone that makes it harder for you to do…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a hindrance, hindrances; hindrance — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A hindrance is something or someone that makes it harder for you to do something or slows you down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#m1)

2) Hindrance is the act of getting in the way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories: a heavy bag, a bad leg, or a little brother who «helps» can be a hindrance. The phrase «more of a hindrance than a help» is a gentle, funny way of saying someone made things worse. Phrases: a hindrance to, more of a hindrance than a help, without hindrance.

### examples

- My long scarf was a hindrance when I tried to climb the tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x1)
- The puppy was more of a hindrance than a help in the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x2)
- The heavy rain was a hindrance to the rescue workers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x3)
- Not knowing the language can be a hindrance when you travel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x4)
- The ships passed through the canal without hindrance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x5)
- Noise in the classroom is a hindrance to learning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x6)
- No, therefore, I long to seek them, and I pray you and my mother to place no hindrance in my way.' [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/#x7)

### note

Spelling trap: hindrance, NOT «hinderance»; the e of hinder drops. Verb: hinder (hinders, hindered, hindering) = to slow down or get in the way. Use «a»: a hindrance. Opposite: a help.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hindrance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.