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Webster 1913 Edition
Impediment
Im-ped′i-ment
,Noun.
[L.
impedimentum
: cf. F. impediment
.] That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.
Thus far into the bowels of the land
Have we marched on without
Have we marched on without
impediment
. Shakespeare
Syn. – Hindrance; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty; incumbrance.
–
Impediment
, Obstacle
, Difficulty
, Hindrance
. An impediment literally strikes against our feet, checking our progress, and we remove it. An obstacle rises before us in our path, and we surmount or remove it. A difficulty sets before us something hard to be done, and we encounter it and overcome it. A hindrance holds us back for a time, but we break away from it. The eloquence of Demosthenes was to Philip of Macedon, a
difficulty
to be met with his best resources, an obstacle
to his own ambition, and an impediment
in his political career. C. J. Smith.
Im-ped′i-ment
,Verb.
T.
To impede.
[R.]
Bp. Reynolds.
Webster 1828 Edition
Impediment
IMPED'IMENT
,Noun.
1.
That which prevents distinct articulation; as an impediment in speech.IMPED'IMENT
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
impediment
impediment
English
Noun
impediment (plural impediments)
- A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.
- Shakespeare
- Thus far into the bowels of the land / Have we marched on without impediment.
- Working in a noisy factory left him with a slight hearing impediment.
- Shakespeare
- (chiefly in the plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta
Synonyms
- hindrance
- obstruction
- obstacle
- See also Wikisaurus:hindrance
Related terms
Translations
hindrance; that which impedes progress
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References
- J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.