hinderance vs obstruction

hinderance and obstruction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hinderance	Yes	No	No	No
obstruction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, obstruction is a hyponym of hinderance; that is, obstruction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hinderance:

hinderance: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
obstruction: the act of obstructing

Other hyponyms of hinderance include foiling, frustration, thwarting, antagonism, complication, deterrence, bar, prevention.

As nouns, obstruction is a hypernym of hinderance; that is, obstruction is a word with a broader meaning than hinderance:

hinderance: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
obstruction: any structure that makes progress difficult

Other hypernyms of hinderance include impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstructor.

As nouns, obstruction is a hyponym of hinderance; that is, obstruction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hinderance:

hinderance: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
obstruction: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

Other hyponyms of hinderance include albatross, millstone, bind, diriment impediment, drag, obstacle, straitjacket.

hinderance (noun)	obstruction (noun)
the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding	getting in someone's way
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome	the act of obstructing
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress	any structure that makes progress difficult
	something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
	the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

hinderance vs obstruction

hinderance and obstruction both are nouns.

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