Impediment

Noun

 * 1) A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.
 * Working in a noisy factory left him with a slight hearing impediment.
 * 1)  Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta
 * 1)  Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta

Synonyms

 * hindrance
 * obstruction
 * obstacle
 * See also Thesaurus:hindrance

Adjectives for Impediment
sundry (pi); formidable; sluggish; occasional; visible; unaccountable.

Verbs for Impediment
admit—; bear—; breed — correct—; cure—; curse-pass—; remove—; resist—-s; brush aside—; —; hurl aside—; —irritates ; —obstructs; —petrifies ; —restrains; —restricts; —strangles; —vexes.
 * —chains; —constrains; —delays; —disconcerts; —hinders;

Thesaurus
arrest, arrestation, arrestment, bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, blocking, bottleneck, burden, burthen, cargo, cecum, charge, check, choking, choking off, clog, clogging, closing up, closure, congestion, constipation, constriction, costiveness, cramp, cross, cul-de-sac, cumbrance, curb, dead end, deadweight, delay, detainment, detention, difficulty, disadvantage, embarrassment, embolism, embolus, encumbrance, fixation, foot-dragging, freight, gorge, hamper, hampering, handicap, hang-up, hindering, hindrance, hitch, hold-up, holdback, holdup, hurdle, impasse, impedance, impedimenta, imposition, inconvenience, infarct, infarction, inhibition, interference, interruption, jam, let, load, lumber, mountain, negativism, nuisance value, obstacle, obstipation, obstruction, obstructionism, occlusion, onus, opposition, pack, penalty, repression, resistance, restraint, restriction, retardation, retardment, rub, sealing off, setback, snag, squeeze, stop, stoppage, stranglehold, strangulation, stricture, stumbling block, suppression, trouble, weight, white elephant

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, , ,  ,
 * Finnish:
 * Ido: impedo,


 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: помеха
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: ఆటంకం (aaTankam), అడ్డం (aDDam)