Impediment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

any structure that makes progress difficult

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

obstructer impedimenta hindrance deterrent check baulk obstruction handicap hinderance obstructor balk

Word Forms

hinder	verb	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
deterrent	adjective	tending to deter
deter	verb	try to prevent; show opposition to
impede	verb	be a hindrance or obstacle to
handicap	verb	put at a disadvantage
obstruct	verb	block passage through

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hindernis

etwas Immaterielles, das die Handlung oder den Fortschritt behindert oder verzögert

🇫🇷French

obstacle

quelque chose d'immatériel qui interfère ou retarde l'action ou le progrès

🇪🇸Spanish

impedimento

algo inmaterial que interfiere o retrasa la acción o el progreso

🇮🇹Italian

impedimento

qualcosa di immateriale che interferisce o ritarda l'azione o il progresso

🇳🇱Dutch

hinder

iets immaterieels dat actie of vooruitgang belemmert of vertraagt

🇵🇹Portuguese

impedimento

algo imaterial que interfere ou atrasa a ação ou o progresso

🇷🇺Russian

препятствие

что-то нематериальное, что мешает или задерживает действие или прогресс

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाधा

कोई सारहीन चीज़ जो कार्रवाई या प्रगति में बाधा डालती है या उसमें देरी करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিবন্ধকতা

এমন কিছু যা ক্রিয়া বা অগ্রগতিতে হস্তক্ষেপ করে বা বিলম্ব করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தடை

செயல் அல்லது முன்னேற்றத்தில் தலையிடும் அல்லது தாமதப்படுத்தும் பொருளற்ற ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డంకి

చర్య లేదా పురోగతికి ఆటంకం కలిగించే లేదా ఆలస్యం చేసే అభౌతికమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

अडथळा

काहीतरी अभौतिक जे कृती किंवा प्रगतीमध्ये हस्तक्षेप करते किंवा विलंब करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવરોધ

કંઈક અવિભાજ્ય જે ક્રિયા અથવા પ્રગતિમાં દખલ કરે છે અથવા વિલંબ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡಚಣೆ

ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಗತಿಗೆ ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಳಂಬಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಯಾವುದೋ ವಸ್ತುವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സം

പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലോ പുരോഗതിയിലോ ഇടപെടുകയോ കാലതാമസം വരുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഭൗതികമല്ലാത്ത ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਖਲ ਦਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਦੇਰੀ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رکاوٹ

کوئی ایسی چیز جو عمل یا پیشرفت میں مداخلت یا تاخیر کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

障碍

干扰或延迟行动或进展的非物质事物

🇯🇵Japanese

障害

行動や進歩を妨げたり遅らせたりする重要でないもの

🇰🇷Korean

방해

행동이나 진행을 방해하거나 지연시키는 중요하지 않은 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trở ngại

một cái gì đó phi vật chất cản trở hoặc trì hoãn hành động hoặc tiến bộ

🇹🇭Thai

สิ่งกีดขวาง

สิ่งที่ไม่มีสาระสำคัญที่ขัดขวางหรือทำให้การดำเนินการหรือความคืบหน้าล่าช้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

halangan

sesuatu yang tidak penting yang mengganggu atau menunda tindakan atau kemajuan

🇵🇭Filipino

hadlang

isang bagay na hindi materyal na nakakasagabal o nagpapaantala sa pagkilos o pag-unlad

🇲🇾Malay

halangan

sesuatu yang tidak material yang mengganggu atau melambatkan tindakan atau kemajuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عائق

شيء غير مادي يتعارض مع أو يؤخر العمل أو التقدم

🇮🇷Persian

مانع

چیزی غیر مادی که در عمل یا پیشرفت دخالت می کند یا آن را به تاخیر می اندازد

🇹🇷Turkish

engel

eylemi veya ilerlemeyi engelleyen veya geciktiren önemsiz bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְנִיעָה

משהו לא מהותי שמפריע או מעכב פעולה או התקדמות

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