hinder (v.)

to make progress difficult

Examples

• Noise hindered learning.

Key rules

• Hinder means make progress difficult
• Hinder + object or hinder someone from + -ing
• Hindrance is the noun

Common mistakes

• Noise hindered of learning → Noise hindered learning
• The rules hinder us from to grow → The rules hinder us from growing

Use cases

• Describing obstacles
• Discussing barriers to success
• Writing policy analysis