obstruction vs hinderance

obstruction and hinderance both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of obstruction include hindrance, interference.

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

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

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

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

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

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

obstruction (noun)	hinderance (noun)
getting in someone's way	the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
the act of obstructing	any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
any structure that makes progress difficult	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
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

obstruction vs hinderance

obstruction and hinderance both are nouns.

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