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  Impediment \Im*ped"i*ment\, n. [L. impedimentum: cf. F.
     impediment.]
     That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or
     effect.
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           Thus far into the bowels of the land
           Have we marched on without impediment.   --Shak.
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     Impediment in speech, a defect which prevents distinct
        utterance.
  
     Syn: Hindrance; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty;
          incumbrance.
  
     Usage: Impediment, Obstacle, Difficulty, Hindrance.
            An impediment literally strikes against our feet,
            checking our progress, and we remove it. An obstacle
            rises before us in our path, and we surmount or remove
            it. A difficulty sets before us something hard to be
            done, and we encounter it and overcome it. A hindrance
            holds us back for a time, but we break away from it.
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                  The eloquence of Demosthenes was to Philip of
                  Macedon, a difficulty to be met with his best
                  resources, an obstacle to his own ambition, and
                  an impediment in his political career. --C. J.
                                                    Smith.
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  Impediment \Im*ped"i*ment\, v. t.
     To impede. [R.] --Bp. Reynolds.
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  Impediment \Im*ped"i*ment\, v. t.
     To impede. [R.] --Bp. Reynolds.

  Impediment \Im*ped"i*ment\, n. [L. impedimentum: cf. F.
     impediment.]
     That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or
     effect.
  
           Thus far into the bowels of the land Have we marched on
           without impediment.                      --Shak.
  
     Impediment in speech, a defect which prevents distinct
        utterance.
  
     Syn: Hindrance; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty;
          incumbrance.
  
     Usage: Impediment, Obstacle, Difficulty, Hindrance.
            An impediment literally strikes against our feet,
            checking our progress, and we remove it. An obstacle
            rises before us in our path, and we surmount or remove
            it. A difficulty sets before us something hard to be
            done, and we encounter it and overcome it. A hindrance
            holds us back for a time, but we break away from it.
  
                  The eloquence of Demosthenes was to Philip of
                  Macedon, a difficulty to be met with his best
                  recources, ant obstacle to his own ambition, and
                  an impedimen in his political career. --C. J.
                                                    Smith.

  impediment
       n 1: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action
            or progress [syn: hindrance, deterrent, balk, baulk,
             check, handicap]
       2: any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: obstruction,
           obstructor, obstructer, impedimenta]

  impediment
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 κώλυμα, εμπόδιο
     2 αναπηρία

  impediment
     Romanian n.
     (l en impediment)

  impediment
     n.
     A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress.

  impediment
     Romanian n.
     (l en impediment)

  impediment
     n.
     A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress.

  impediment
     Ruotsi n.
     joutomaa

  impediment
     Engelska n.
     hinder

  impediment /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/
  belemmering

  Impediment /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/
  العائق

  impediment //ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt// 
  1. обо́з
  baggage, especially that of an army
  2. пре́чка, препя́тствие, спъ́нка
  hindrance; that which impedes progress

  impediment /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/ 
  překážka

  impediment /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/
   [fig.] Hindernis , Hemmnis  [übtr.]
           Note: für etw.
     Synonym: hindrance
  
   see: hindrances, impediments
  
           Note: to sth.

  impediment /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/
  Hinderungsgrund 
        "be an impediment/obstacle to sth."  - ein Hinderungsgrund sein für etw.
     Synonym: obstacle
  

  impediment /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/
  
  παρακώλυση

  impediment //ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt// 
  1. vamma
  disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech
  2. este, vastus
  hindrance; that which impedes progress

  impediment /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/ 
  1. विघ्न
        "The main impediment to growth was lack of capital."

  impediment /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/
  zapreka

  impediment /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/
  akadály

  impediment //ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt// 
  障害
  hindrance; that which impedes progress

  impediment /impedimənt/
  1. belemmering, hindernis, hinderpaal
  2. obstructie, verstopping

  impediment /ɪmˈpedɪmənt/ 
    czynnik hamujący, zakłócający (to - w)

  impediment /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/ 
  impedimento, obstáculo, dificuldade

  impediment /impedimənt/
  impedimento

  impediment //ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt// 
  hinder
  hindrance; that which impedes progress

  impediment /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/
  1. engel, mani
  2. (huk.) evlenmeye mani sebep
  3. pelteklik. impedimen'tal  engel kabilinden, mâni olan.

  impediment
  impediment

  
/ˌɪmˈpɛdəmənt/

  107 Moby Thesaurus words for "impediment":
     arrest, arrestation, arrestment, bar, barrier, blank wall,
     blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, blocking,
     bottleneck, burden, burthen, cargo, cecum, charge, check, choking,
     choking off, clog, clogging, closing up, closure, congestion,
     constipation, constriction, costiveness, cramp, cross, cul-de-sac,
     cumbrance, curb, dead end, deadweight, delay, detainment,
     detention, difficulty, disadvantage, embarrassment, embolism,
     embolus, encumbrance, fixation, foot-dragging, freight, gorge,
     hamper, hampering, handicap, hang-up, hindering, hindrance, hitch,
     hold-up, holdback, holdup, hurdle, impasse, impedance, impedimenta,
     imposition, inconvenience, infarct, infarction, inhibition,
     interference, interruption, jam, let, load, lumber, mountain,
     negativism, nuisance value, obstacle, obstipation, obstruction,
     obstructionism, occlusion, onus, opposition, pack, penalty,
     repression, resistance, restraint, restriction, retardation,
     retardment, rub, sealing off, setback, snag, squeeze, stop,
     stoppage, stranglehold, strangulation, stricture, stumbling block,
     suppression, trouble, weight, white elephant
  
  

  n.妨碍, 阻碍物; 口吃

     n. 妨碍,阻碍,阻止,口吃,行李