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How to spell hindrance

Hindrance is spelled H-I-N-D-R-A-N-C-E.

hear ithin·drance/'hɪndrəns/nounAcademic

What it means: Something that obstructs or delays progress.

In a sentence: The big stone in the path was a hindrance to the hikers.

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Same family: hinder, hindering, obstacle, impediment. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Hindrance comes from the verb 'hinder,' which dates back to Old English and originally meant 'to hold back' or 'to check.' The suffix '-ance' turns the action of hindering into a noun, much like in 'importance' or 'distance.'

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