impediment
US: /ˌɪmˈpɛdəmənt/
UK: /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/
UK: /ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
impediment /im'pedimənt/
- danh từ
- sự trở ngại, sự ngăn trở, điều làm trở ngại, điều ngăn trở, vật chướng ngại
- điều làm trở ngại việc ký kết giao kèo; điều làm trở ngại việc đăng ký giá thú
- impediment in one's speech: sự nói lắp
- (số nhiều) (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) đồ đạc hành lý (của quân đội)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 ~ (to sth) something that delays or stops the progress of sth
Synonym: OBSTACLE
The level of inflation is a serious impediment to economic recovery.
2 a physical problem that makes it difficult to speak normally: a speech impediment
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
bar, barrier, obstruction, block, check, hindrance, encumbrance, restraint, hold-up, hitch, snag, restriction, stricture, bottleneck, delay, hang-up, inhibition, curb:
What are the impediments to a happy marriage?
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
great, major, serious | absolute | chief, main | lawful, legal
There are no legal impediments to their appealing against the decision.
VERB + IMPEDIMENT
be, constitute, provide | remove
The agreement is designed to remove impediments to trade between the two countries.
PREP.
~ to
Their boycott of the talks constitutes a serious impediment to peace negotiations.
Concise English dictionary
impedimentsɪm'pedɪmənt
noun
+something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
+any structure that makes progress difficult