HINDERED
Verb
hindered
simple past tense and past participle of hinder
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
HINDER
Hind"er, a. Etym: [OE. hindere, AS. hinder, adv., behind; akin to
OHG. hintar, prep., behind, G. hinter, Goth. hindar; orig. a
comparative, and akin to AS. hine hence. See Hence, He, and cf. Hind,
a., Hindmost.]
Definition: Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or
which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a
horse.
He was in the hinder part of the ship. Mark iv. 38.
Hin"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hindered; p. pr. & vb. n. Hindering.]
Etym: [OE. hindren, hinderen, AS. hindrian, fr. hinder behind; akin
to D. hinderen, G. hindern, OHG. hintar, Icel. & Sw. hindra, Dan.
hindre. See Hinder, a.]
1. To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving
forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; -
- often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought
hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going.
Them that were entering in ye hindered. Luke xi. 52.
I hinder you too long. Shak.
2. To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out.
What hinders younger brothers, being fathers of families, from having
the same right Locke.
Syn.
– To check; retard; impede; delay; block; clog; prevent; stop;
interrupt; counteract; thwart; oppose; obstruct; debar; embarrass.
Hin"der, v. i.
Definition: To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.
This objection hinders not but that the heroic action of some
commander . . . may be written. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition