hinder

Meaning

Verb

1. To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
2. To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
3. (obsolete) To cause harm.

Adj

Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.

Adj

comparative form of hind: more hind

Noun

The buttocks.

Synonyms

obstruct

impede

prevent

block

hamper

stop

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delay

thwart

check

oppose

disturb

bar

restrain

retard

encumber

inhibit

interfere

deter

bother

stymie

interrupt

forbid

get in the way

prohibit

handicap

halt

embarrass

stymy

hold back

detain

hind

interfere with

forestall

posterior

back

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trouble

hold

arrest

trammel

curb

inconvenience

preclude

irritate

blockade

defend

annoy

rear

cumber

be in the way

obviate

frustrate

cross

head off

obstruction

avert

obscure

keep

foreclose

parry

cut off

hold up

hedge

hassle

hindrance

defer

baffle

balk

behind

below

bilk

circumvent

clog

complicate

confine

confound

constrain

disable

disadvantage

discourage

downwards

enclose

fence

foil

hobble

injure

intercept

limit

obstacle

perturb

postpone

repress

resist

restrict

roadblock

sheltered

slow

stand in the way of

stunt

surround

keep from

prevent from

scotch

help

disarrange

detrimental

be an obstacle

destroy

deny

hold down

hold in

deflect

hurt

defeat

incapacitate

debar

damage

harrass

placed behind

cramp

counteract

counter

irk

control

contravene

kibosh

kill

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last

let

put in disorder

lobby

loiter

make impossible

meddle

militate

mislead

molest

object

contradict

to be an obstacle

confuse

concern

complacent

offend

clutter

oppress

choke off

slow up

cease

become impeded

burden

preempt

pre-empt

prejudice

bog down

block up

protect

queer

block out

adversely affect

do one harm

baulk

restraint

be harmful to

barrier

keep someone from doing

rout

ruin

rule out

screen off

screw up

set back

forefend

shut

overslaugh

slow down

slug

snooker

spoil

refuse permission

stay

stifle

stonewall

annoy by obstructing

stupefy

barricade

aggravate

suppress

pre-vent

afterwards

after

affect

trample

trench

trig

trip up

contain

vex

estop

exacerbate

violate

withstand

envy

drag

dorsally

forfend

from below

dorsal

gainsay

get

do harm

halter

disturbance

dissuade

harm

harmful

disorganize

disoblige

disarray

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɪndə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hindren

Inherited from Old English: hindrian

Cognate with Dutch: hinderen

Cognate with German: hindern

Cognate with Latin: contra

In summary

From Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindrōną, *hinderōną (“to hinder”), from Proto-Germanic *hinder (“back”) (adverb). Cognate with Dutch hinderen and German hindern, Latin contra (“back, against”).