Barrier vs. Hindrance — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Barrier and Hindrance
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Barrier
A fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access
The mountain barrier between Norway and Sweden
Hindrance
A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone
A hindrance to the development process
The visitor can wander around without hindrance
Barrier
A material formation or structure, such as a mountain range or wall, that prevents passage or access.
Hindrance
The act of hindering
Was angered by their hindrance of the project.
Barrier
Something immaterial that obstructs or impedes
Lack of education can be a barrier to success.
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Hindrance
The condition of being hindered.
Barrier
(Physiology) A membrane, tissue, or mechanism that blocks the passage of certain substances.
Hindrance
Something that hinders; an impediment.
Barrier
(Ecology) A physical or biological factor that limits the migration, interbreeding, or free movement of individuals or populations.
Hindrance
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.
Barrier
A movable gate that keeps racehorses in line before the start of a race.
Hindrance
The state or act of hindering something
Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.
Barrier
Often barriers The palisades or fences enclosing the lists of a medieval tournament.
Hindrance
The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.
Barrier
(Geology) An ice barrier.
Hindrance
That which hinders; an impediment.
What various hindrances we meet.
Something between a hindrance and a help.
Barrier
A structure that bars passage.
The bus went through a railway barrier and was hit by a train.
The bomber had passed through one checkpoint before blowing himself up at a second barrier.
Hindrance
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Barrier
An obstacle or impediment.
Even a small fee can be a barrier for some students.
Hindrance
Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Barrier
A boundary or limit.
Few marathon runners break the three-hour time barrier.
Hindrance
The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
Barrier
(grammar) A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A.
Barrier
(physiology) A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.
Barrier
(historical) The lists in a tournament.
Barrier
A martial exercise of the 15th and 16th centuries.
Barrier
(transitive) To block or obstruct with a barrier.
Barrier
A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.
Barrier
A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.
Barrier
A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.
No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced into the lists.
Barrier
Any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack.
Barrier
Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.
'Twixt that [instinct] and reason, what a nice barrier!
Barrier
A structure or object that impedes free movement
Barrier
Any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective;
Intolerance is a barrier to understanding
Barrier
Anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
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