Hinder

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈhɪn.dÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈhɪn.dÉš/
• Rhymes: -ɪndÉ™(r)

Alternative forms

• hindre archaic

From Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindrōną ("to put back"), from *hinder ("back") (adverb). Cognate with Dutch hinderen and German hindern, Latin contra ("back, against").

Full definition of hinder

Verb

1. (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle.A drought hinders the growth of plants.
• 2011, December 10, David Ornstein, Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton, Arsenal were playing without a recognised full-back - their defence comprising four centre-halves - and the lack of width was hindering their progress.
• 1599, William Shakespeare, act ii, scene 2 (act i; First Folio ed.):Since God Å¿o graciouÅ¿ly hath brought to light
  This dangerous Treaſon, lurking in our way,
  To hinder our beginnings.
2. (transitive) To keep back; to delay or impede; to prevent.
• 1591, William Shakespeare, act ii, scene 7 (First Folio ed.):Then let me goe, and hinder not my courÅ¿e
• John LockeWhat hinders younger brothers, being fathers of families, from having the same right?
3. (transitive, obsolete) To cause harm.

Synonyms

• (to delay or impede movement) bar, block, delay, hamper, impede, obstruct, restrain, stop
• (to make a task difficult) delay, frustrate, hamper, impede, obstruct, prevent, thwart

Antonyms

• (to delay or impede movement) aid, assist, help
• (to make a task difficult) assist, expedite, facilitate, help

Derived terms

• hinderment
• hinderer
• hindrance
• unhindered

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈhaɪn.dÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈhaɪn.dÉš/
• Rhymes: -aɪndÉ™(r)

Adjective

1. Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.the hinder end of a wagonthe hinder parts of a horse
• 1990 - C. W. H. Havard (ed.), Black's Medical Dictionary, 36th edition, p 673On a line dividing the front two-thirds from the hinder one-third, and set in the shape of a V, is a row of seven to twelve large flat-topped circumvallate papillae, ...

2. hinder

   (comparative of hind)

Usage notes

Most current uses of this adjective occur in anatomical contexts.

Synonyms

• (of or belonging to that part in the rear) back, hind, rear, posterior

Antonyms

• (of or belonging to that part in the rear) fore, front

Related terms

• hind
• hindermost
• hindmost

Noun

1. (slang, euphemistic) The buttocks.
• 1997, Richard Laliberte and Stephen C. George, The Men's Health Guide to Peak Conditioning ^{http://books.google.com/books?id=2MOrDKokat8C}

• Like martial arts, in-line skating is predicated on the notion that sooner or later you're going to end up on your hinder.