impediment
pronunciation
How to pronounce impediment in British English:
UK [ɪmˈpedɪmənt]
How to pronounce impediment in American English:
US [ɪmˈpedɪmənt]
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- Noun:
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- any structure that makes progress difficult
Word Origin
- impediment (n.)
- c. 1400, from Latin impedimentem "hindrance," from impedire "impede," literally "to shackle the feet," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + pes (genitive pedis) "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)).
Example
- 1. The other great impediment to better relations is tibet .
- 2. A nanogel developed at northwestern university eliminates that impediment .
- 3. Wsj : is the high australian dollar an impediment to inbound investment ?
- 4. The other impediment is constitutional .
- 5. Waiting on clients to deliver website content can be a big impediment to progress .