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- [hin-der]
- /ˈhɪn dər/
- /ˈhɪn.dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hin-der]
- /ˈhɪn dər/
Definitions of hinder word
- verb with object hinder to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress. 1
- verb with object hinder to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop: to hinder a man from committing a crime. 1
- verb without object hinder to be an obstacle or impediment. 1
- adjective hinder situated at the rear or back; posterior: the hinder part of a carcass. 1
- noun hinder Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks. 1
- noun hinder Create difficulties for (someone or something), resulting in delay or obstruction. 1
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Origin of hinder
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English hindren, Old English hindrian “to hold back,” equivalent to hinder hinder2 + -ian causative verb suffix
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Parts of speech for Hinder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hinder popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hinder
verb hinder
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- hamstring — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- burden — If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
adjective hinder
- posterior — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
- mizzen — a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast. Compare crossjack, spanker (def 1a).
- tailer — the limitation of an estate to a person and the person’s heirs or some particular class of such heirs.
- hindermost — Hindmost.
- in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
Antonyms for hinder
verb hinder
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- facilitate — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
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