Crossword Dictionary
HINDER
impede, hinder - v
be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
Synonyms
block, burden, crimp, cripple, curb, delay, deter, frustrate, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, interrupt, obstruct, preclude, prohibit, retard, thwart, arrest, balk, bar, bottleneck, check, choke, clog, contravene, counteract, crab, cramp, debar, encumber, fetter, hog-tie, muzzle, neutralize, offset, oppose, resist, snafu, stay, stop, stymie, terminate, trammel
Examples
She wasn't certain why her chest felt tight enough to hinder her breathing while her eyes were watering.
The muscles of the fore limbs are most aberrant, but at the same time more uniformly developed than those of the hinder extremities.
Part of him knew the Council was stalling him for that reason, though whether they did so to hinder his efforts or to maintain the appearance of their power over him, he wasn't sure.
Etymology
Old English hindrian "to harm, injure, impair, check, repress," from Proto-Germanic *hinderojan (source also of Old Norse hindra, Old Frisian hinderia, Dutch hinderen, Old High German hintaron, German hindern "to keep back"), derivative verb from a root meaning "on that side of, behind" (see hind (adj.)); thus the ground sense is "to put or keep back," though this sense in English is recorded only from late 14c. Related: Hindered; hindering.