impediment

How to use impediment in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for impediment.

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My speech | | impediment does not affect my | | work.

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Quick take

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Meaning at a glance

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noun

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

noun

any structure that makes progress difficult

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for impediment.

noun

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

See also: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, balk, baulk, check, handicap

noun

any structure that makes progress difficult

Example sentences

My speech | | impediment does not affect my | | work.

Being in that black hole in the first place was a serious impediment to getting out of it.

Not downs, but we had a guy with a pretty bad speech impediment interview with us a while back.

There does not seem to be any impediment to anyone of any nationality, including space tourists, visiting any part of the ISS, so color me doubtful on that theory.

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