impediment
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Types & categories
- difficulty hypernym
- albatross hyponym
- bind hyponym
- diriment impediment hyponym
- drag hyponym
- obstacle hyponym
- straitjacket hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
any structure that makes progress difficult
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- obturate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deter |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hamper |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hinder |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockade |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deterrent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | difficulty |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | albatross |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bind |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | diriment impediment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drag |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | obstacle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | straitjacket |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | obturate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bar |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | barrier |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | blockade |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | blockage |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hindrance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | obstacle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tumbler |