hindrance

Etymology

From Middle English hinderance, hinderaunce, hindraunce, hynderaunce, hynderawnce, hynderawns, hyndrance; equivalent to hinder + -ance.

noun

1. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
   High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking.
   The L.C.C. [London County Council] considers viaducts in London objectionable and a hindrance to town planning and would like to abolish all the Southern Railway lines on viaducts in South London. [Nothing much happened, they still exist.] 1944 January and February, C. F. Cobon, “The County of London Plan”, in Railway Magazine, page 24
2. The state or act of hindering something
   Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.