In English, impediment still suggests an obstruction or obstacle along a path; for example, a lack of adequate roads and bridges would be called an impediment to economic development.

IMPEDIMENT definition: 1. something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult or impossible: 2…. Learn more.

IMPEDIMENT definition: obstruction; hindrance; obstacle. See examples of impediment used in a sentence.

Definition of impediment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define impediment. impediment synonyms, impediment pronunciation, impediment translation, English dictionary definition of impediment. n. 1. a. Something that impedes; a hindrance or …

IMPEDIMENT meaning: 1 : something that makes it difficult to do or complete something something that interferes with movement or progress often + to; 2 : a condition that makes it …

14 時間前 · I had gazed upon the fortifications and impediments that seemed to keep human beings from entering the citadel of nature, and rashly and ignorantly I had repined. Patterns …

2016年1月11日 · An impediment is anything that slows or blocks progress. It can refer to a physical thing, like a fallen tree in the road, or something more intangible, like how your short …

Something that is an impediment to a person or thing makes their movement, development, or progress difficult.

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun impediment, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.