Hindrance
/ˈhɪn.drəns/noun
Something that delays, blocks, or makes progress more difficult.
Did you know?Hindrance comes from a Germanic root related to “behind” and “back,” so the word’s oldest energy is not magic, but pure spatial blockage: what holds you back.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hindraz
“behind, in the rear”
Old English
English
hindrian
“to delay, impede, or put behind”
Middle English
English
hindraunce
“an act of hindering; obstruction”
Late Middle English
English
hindrance
“the condition of being hindered; a barrier or obstacle”
Modern English
English
hindrance
“something that impedes progress or makes movement difficult”