| impediment(noun, weakness, bar, hindrance, obstruction) |
| burden(difficulty, weakness, bar, weight, load) |
| clog(noun, difficulty, weakness, bar, burden) |
| deadweight |
| encumbrance(noun, difficulty, weakness, bar, burden) |
| handicap(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, defect) |
| hindrance(noun, weakness, bar, burden, weight) |
| load(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, weight) |
| red tape(expression, difficulty, weakness, burden, defect) |
| road block(expression, difficulty, weakness, burden, defect) |
| stumbling block(expression, difficulty, weakness, burden, defect) |
| tare |
| albatross |
| bar(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment) |
| barricade(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment) |
| barrier(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment) |
| block(difficulty, weakness, bar, burden, defect) |
| blockage(difficulty, weakness, bar, burden, defect) |
| bottleneck(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment) |
| catch(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment) |