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impediment

noun
/ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/

Etymology

From Middle English impediment, borrowed from Latin impedimentum.

  1. derived from impedimentum
  2. inherited from impediment

Definitions

  1. A hindrance

    A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.

    • Thus far into the bowels of the land Have we marched on without impediment.
    • Your kind Deſire to knovv the State of my Health had not been unſatiſfied of ſo long, had not that ill State been the Impediment.

  2. A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech.

    • Working in a noisy factory left me with a slight hearing impediment.
    • And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.

  3. Baggage, especially that of an army

    Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.

    • We were all on foot, officers and men alike. Our horses, baggage, and impediments had been left at Brashear to follow the column of General Emory.

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Derived

absolute impediment, diriment impediment, hindering impediment, impedimental, impedimented, impediment of crime, speech impediment

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at impediment. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at impediment. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at impediment

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA