impediment

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1. impediment - Noun

2. impediment - Verb

That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.

To impede.

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obstruction hindrance obstacle difficulty check deterrent handicap balk baulk hinderance obstructer impedimenta cumber problem prevention

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millstone stop block bar interference drag

impede impedimenta

Just as riches are an impediment to virtue in the wicked, so in the good they are an aid of virtue. Ambrose

In politics, an absurdity is not an impediment. Napoleon Bonaparte

There is no greater impediment to progress in the sciences than the desire to see it take place too quickly. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words. Thomas Reid

There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment. Ramana Maharshi

Every impediment is a benefit. Sicilian Proverb