Meaning of Impediment

(Noun) anything that slows or blocks progress

Examples of Impediment in a Sentence

It is a major impediment in they path of progress and prosperity.

In the north-east India, the terrain offer a great impediment to railroad building.

Shivaji was satisfied there was no legal impediment to his dream project.

My broken wrist is the impediment preventing me from starting to play again.

A child born to an unmarried woman shall not be an impediment to her marriage.

That is the greatest impediment to the growth and prosperity of a nation.