Impediment - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪmˈpedɪmənt|
Brit.
|ɪmˈpedɪm(ə)nt|
noun
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (syn: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hindrance)
- any structure that makes progress difficult (syn: impedimenta, obstruction)
- any structure that makes progress difficult (syn: impedimenta, obstruction)
Extra examples
...tough going for the burros on the canyon trail, even without the added impediment of heavy loads...
War is one of the greatest impediments to human progress.
Word forms
noun
singular: impediment
plural: impediments
singular: impediment
plural: impediments
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