hindrance vs obstruction

hindrance and obstruction both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

hindrance: 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 hindrance include albatross, millstone, bind, diriment impediment, drag, obstacle, straitjacket.

hindrance (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

hindrance vs obstruction

hindrance and obstruction both are nouns.

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