albatross vs hindrance

albatross and hindrance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
albatross	Yes	No	No	No
hindrance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hindrance is a hypernym of albatross; that is, hindrance is a word with a broader meaning than albatross:

albatross: (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
hindrance: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Other hypernyms of albatross include balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, impediment.

albatross (noun)	hindrance (noun)
large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight	the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps	any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress