Impede — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be a hindrance or obstacle to

block passage through

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈiːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈiːd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈiːd/.

Examples

She is impeding the progress of our project
obstruct the path

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

close up obturate occlude hinder jam block obstruct

Antonyms

free

Parts of Speech

verb	be a hindrance or obstacle to “She is impeding the progress of our project”
verb	block passage through “obstruct the path”

Word Forms

impediment	noun	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
hindrance	noun	any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
obstructive	adjective	preventing movement
obstruction	noun	the act of obstructing
obstructer	noun	any structure that makes progress difficult
obstructor	noun	any structure that makes progress difficult
obturator	noun	a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
occlusive	adjective	tending to occlude
occlusion	noun	the act of blocking
blocking	noun	the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

behindern

ein Hindernis oder Hindernis sein

🇫🇷French

entraver

être un obstacle ou un obstacle à

🇪🇸Spanish

impedir

ser un obstáculo u obstáculo para

🇮🇹Italian

impedire

costituire un ostacolo o un ostacolo

🇳🇱Dutch

belemmeren

een hindernis of obstakel voor zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

impedir

ser um obstáculo ou obstáculo para

🇷🇺Russian

препятствовать

быть помехой или препятствием для

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाधा

बाधा या रुकावट होना

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধা

একটি বাধা বা প্রতিবন্ধক হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

தடை

ஒரு தடையாக அல்லது தடையாக இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డుకుంటుంది

ఒక అడ్డంకి లేదా అడ్డంకి

🇮🇳Marathi

अडथळा आणणे

अडथळा किंवा अडथळा व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવરોધ

માટે અવરોધ અથવા અવરોધ બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ಒಂದು ಅಡಚಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಡಚಣೆಯಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുക

ഒരു തടസ്സമോ തടസ്സമോ ആകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਜਾਂ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

رکاوٹ ڈالنا

رکاوٹ یا رکاوٹ بنیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阻碍

成为阻碍或阻碍

🇯🇵Japanese

妨げる

～の障害または障害になる

🇰🇷Korean

방해하다

방해가 되거나 장애가 되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cản trở

là một trở ngại hoặc trở ngại cho

🇹🇭Thai

ขัดขวาง

ให้เป็นอุปสรรคหรืออุปสรรคต่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghalangi

menjadi halangan atau halangan untuk mencapainya

🇵🇭Filipino

hadlangan

maging hadlang o hadlang sa

🇲🇾Malay

menghalang

menjadi penghalang atau penghalang kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إعاقة

يكون عائقا أو عائقا أمام

🇮🇷Persian

مانع

مانع یا مانع باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

engellemek

engel veya engel olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְעַכֵּב

להוות מכשול או מכשול

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