impediment vs hinderance

impediment and hinderance both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of impediment include bar, barrier, blockade, block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage, encumbrance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive, obstacle, tumbler.

As nouns, impediment and hinderance are synonyms defined as:

impediment and hinderance: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Other synonyms of impediment include balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hindrance.

impediment (noun)	hinderance (noun)
any structure that makes progress difficult	the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress	any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

impediment vs hinderance

impediment and hinderance both are nouns.

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