impediment

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Synonyms: impedient, impediments, imperilment, pediment, impenitent, impedimenta, expediment, imbedment

Antonyms: impedient, impediments, imperilment, pediment, impenitent, impedimenta, expediment, imbedment

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Noun

1. A [[hindrance]]; that which [[impede]]s or [[obstruct]]s [[progress]]; [[impedance]].
2. A [[disability]], especially one affecting the hearing or speech.
3. {{lb|en|chiefly|in the plural}} [[baggage|Baggage]], especially that of an army; [[impedimenta]].

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