Impediment

Origin

From Latin impedimentum.

Pronunciation===

• IPA: /ɪmˈpedɪmÉ™nt/

Full definition of impediment

Noun

1. A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.
• ShakespeareThus far into the bowels of the land
  Have we marched on without impediment.
• 1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Chapter 2, 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.
2. Working in a noisy factory left him with a slight hearing impediment.
3. (chiefly in the plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta

Synonyms

• hindrance
• obstruction
• obstacle