Tra từ hinder - Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. hin·der¹ (hĭnʹdər)v. hin·dered, hin·der·ing, hin·dersv. tr.
1. To be or get in the way of.
2. To obstruct or delay the progress of.v. intr.
To interfere with action or progress. [Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian. See ko- in Indo-European Roots.] hinʹder·er n.
Synonyms: hinder¹, hamper¹, impede, obstruct, block, dam¹, bar
¹ These verbs mean to slow or prevent progress or movement. To hinder is to hold back and often implies stopping or prevention: The travelers were hindered by storms. To hamper is to hinder by or as if by fastening or entangling: His clothes hampered his efforts to swim to safety. To impede is to slow by making action or movement difficult: “Our journey was impeded by a thousand obstacles” (Mary Shelley). Obstruct implies the presence of obstacles: A building obstructed our view of the mountains. Block refers to complete obstruction that prevents progress, passage, or action: “Do not block the way of inquiry” (Charles S. Peirce). Dam suggests obstruction of the flow, progress, or release of something: She dammed the brook to form a pool. He dammed up his emotions. To bar is to prevent entry or exit or prohibit a course of action: The legislature passed laws that bar price fixing. II. hind·er² (hīnʹdər)adj.
Variant of hind¹.