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Noun impediment has 2 senses
hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress--1 is a kind of difficulty
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obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta - any structure that makes progress difficult--2 is a kind of structure, construction
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 |  | bar; barrier; blockade; blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage; hindrance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference; obstacle; tumbler | 
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