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impediment
[im-ped-uh-muhnt]
noun
obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,any physical impairment or condition that impedes normal, fluent, or easy speech; a speech disorder.
Chiefly Ecclesiastical Law.a bar, usually of blood or affinity, to marriage.
a diriment impediment.
Usually impediments. impedimenta.
impediment
/ ɪˈɛɪəԳ /
noun
a hindrance or obstruction
a physical defect, esp one of speech, such as a stammer
law an obstruction to the making of a contract, esp a contract of marriage by reason of closeness of blood or affinity
Other 51Թ Forms
- impedimental adjective
- impedimentary adjective
- nonimpedimental adjective
- nonimpedimentary adjective
- ˌ徱ˈԳٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of impediment1
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Example Sentences
The mayor, that person said, viewed an extended tit-for-tat as an impediment to securing federal funding for wildfire relief and other urgent needs.
“This is the biggest opportunity to do something big and bold, and the only impediment is us,” Newsom said when announcing his support for the legislation.
A quirky and voluble man, Kachuck is on a quest to save the California avocado, taking political and legal action against entrenched interests he sees as an impediment to farmers like him.
Carney has pledged to find new ways to trade in light of the impediments placed on cross-border commerce by Trump's tariffs regime.
But that is no impediment to the right wing, who returned to attacking the State Department and arguing for its disembowelment.
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