impediment
A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedanceA hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
» It's not nice to make fun of people with speech impediments.
Meaning
3 sensesA hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
Hindernis, Behinderung
поме́хаpoméxa, препя́тствиеprepjátstvije
перешко́даpereškóda, перепо́наperepóna, прити́чинаprytýčyna
A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech.
Working in a noisy factory left me with a slight hearing impediment.
(in the plural)Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.
обо́зobóz
- any structure that makes progress difficult
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Examples
19 sentencesIt's not nice to make fun of people with speech impediments.
It isn't nice to make fun of people with speech impediments.
Mennad doesn't have a speech impediment.
Tom's speech impediment is getting worse.
ruРечевые нарушения Тома усиливаются. — Snark
Sorry, I have a speech impediment.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English impediment, borrowed from Latin impedimentum.From Middle English impediment, borrowed from Latin impedimentum.
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Forms
plural: impediments| Singular | impediment |
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regular
Synonyms
12 synonyms- any structure that makes progress difficult:obstructionobstructorobstructerimpedimenta
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress:hindrancehinderancedeterrentbalkbaulkcheckhandicap