different between hindrance vs blocking

English

Alternative forms

• hinderance (archaic)
• hindraunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From hinder +? -ance

Noun

hindrance (plural hindrances)

1. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.

   High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking.

2. The state or act of hindering something

   Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hindrance

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• N-cadherin

English

Verb

blocking

1. present participle of block

Noun

blocking (countable and uncountable, plural blockings)

1. The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
   • 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

     Miss H.'s voice was clear and intelligible, although it alternated between vocal blockings and extreme vocal hurry, every clause being jetted out suddenly, and rapidly decaying into aphonia.

2. The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
3. Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
4. (computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.

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• gin block