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    hinder
    /ˈhʌɪndə/

    adjective

    • 1. (especially of a bodily part) rear; hind: "the hinder end of its body"

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  2. to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something: A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth. I don’t know if these changes are going to help or hinder the team. hindrance.

  3. The meaning of HINDER is to make slow or difficult the progress of : hamper. How to use hinder in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hinder.

  4. verb (used with object) to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress. Synonyms: trammel, obstruct, encumber. Antonyms: encourage. to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop: to hinder a man from committing a crime. Synonyms: deter, block.

  5. verb. /ˈhɪndə (r)/ /ˈhɪndər/ Verb Forms. to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen synonym hamper. hinder somebody/something a political situation that hinders economic growth. Some teachers felt hindered by a lack of resources.

  6. to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something: A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth. I don’t know if these changes are going to help or hinder the team. hindrance.

  7. 3 meanings: 1. to be or get in the way of (someone or something); hamper 2. to prevent situated at or further towards the back.... Click for more definitions.

  8. To hinder is to hold back or delay, as by barring the way forward: The unfair performance review threatened to hinder her career. Hamper suggests the imposition of restrictions or limitations: "He was a little hard of hearing; it hampered him in learning" (Oliver La Farge).