Definizione monolingua

impediment

impediment (plural impediments)

1. A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.
   • 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 2, Frankenstein^[1]:

     I had gazed upon the fortifications and impediments that seemed to keep human beings from entering the citadel of nature, and rashly and ignorantly I had repined.

   Working in a noisy factory left him with a slight hearing impediment.

2. (chiefly plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta

Definizione dizionario impediment

impaccio

impedimento

ostacolo

remora

Altri significati:

(chiefly plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta

hindrance; that which impedes progress

A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.