64 entries under impediment topic. ×

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obstacle(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, informal)
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hitch(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, burden)
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snag(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, burden)
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difficulty(noun, disorder, weakness, burden, restraint)
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hindrance(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, restraint)
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bar(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, burden)
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catch(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, burden)
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hang-up(noun, difficulty, hindrance, problem)
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hurdle(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, burden)
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obstruction(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, restraint)
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problem(noun, difficulty, hindrance, bug, obstacle)
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check(noun, difficulty, weakness, hindrance, problem)
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crimp(noun, difficulty, restraint, arrest, hindrance)
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hamper(noun, difficulty, restraint, bump, hindrance)
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traverse(noun, difficulty, restraint, bump, hindrance)
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deterrent(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, hindrance)
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preventive(hindrance, discouragement)
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stumbling block(noun, expression, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
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block(difficulty, weakness, burden, hindrance, problem)
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blockade(noun, difficulty, problem, disadvantage, bug)
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