albatross vs impediment

albatross and impediment both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

albatross (noun)	impediment (noun)
large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight	any structure that makes progress difficult
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress