Vocabulary
Impediment
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
Urdu meaning
رکاوٹ ، مزاحمت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
- And that men could be reformed to appreciate that patriarchy is a major impediment to our development and that women`s equality is a matter of right not something that owes to a man`s benevolence.
- Article 54 (4) of the 1977 Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions of Aug 12, 1949, (AP I) specifically outlaws the impediment of water for the purpose of reprisals.
- Yet the core impediment to private-sector credit expansion is neither bank aversion nor lack of liquidity alone; it is the absence of documentation and a restrictive approach to data-sharing.
- Another limiting factor is Pakistan`s economic weakness which acts as a major impediment for meaningful relations.
- With the PTI protests failing to gather momentum, the only impediment in his path seems to be an increasingly assertive superior judiciary.
Synonyms
hindrance, obstacle, obstruction, barrier, handicap, bar, block, curb, check, brake,
Curator example
“a serious impediment to scientific progress”
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