Impediment
Impediment , noun
[Latin impedimentum: compare French impediment.]
That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.
Thus far into the bowels of the land
Have we marched on without impediment.
The eloquence of Demosthenes was to Philip of Macedon, a difficulty to be met with his best resources, an obstacle to his own ambition, and an impediment in his political career.
Collocations (1)
Impediment in speech , a defect which prevents distinct utterance.
Impediment , transitive verb
To impede. [Rare] — Bp. Reynolds