obstruction vs hindrance

obstruction and hindrance both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of obstruction include hinderance, interference.

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

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

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

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

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

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

obstruction (noun)	hindrance (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 hindrance

obstruction and hindrance both are nouns.

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