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- Dictionaryhinder/ˈhʌɪndə/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a bodily part) rear; hind: "the hinder end of its body"
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to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something: A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth. I don’t know if these changes are going to help or hinder the team. hindrance.
The meaning of HINDER is to make slow or difficult the progress of : hamper. How to use hinder in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hinder.
Hinder definition: to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede. See examples of HINDER used in a sentence.
The verb hinder means to block or put something in the way of, so if you’re in a high-speed car chase with the police, they might put up a blockade to hinder your progress.
Verb Forms. to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen synonym hamper. hinder somebody/something a political situation that hinders economic growth. Some teachers felt hindered by a lack of resources.
to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something: A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth. I don’t know if these changes are going to help or hinder the team. hindrance.
3 meanings: 1. to be or get in the way of (someone or something); hamper 2. to prevent situated at or further towards the back.... Click for more definitions.
To hinder is to hold back or delay, as by barring the way forward: The unfair performance review threatened to hinder her career. Hamper suggests the imposition of restrictions or limitations: "He was a little hard of hearing; it hampered him in learning" (Oliver La Farge).
To interfere with action or progress. American Heritage. To make difficult for; thwart; impede; frustrate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: stymy. embarrass. stymie. blockade. obstruct. impede. hamper. handicap. bog. hold back. encumber.
Definitions of 'hinder' 1. If something hinders you, it makes it more difficult for you to do something or make progress. [...] 2. If something hinders your movement, it makes it difficult for you to move forward or move around. [...] More. Conjugations of 'hinder' present simple: I hinder, you hinder [...]
