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Hindrance vs Lacuna - What's the difference?

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Hindrance is a related term of lacuna.


As nouns the difference between hindrance and lacuna

is that hindrance is something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else while lacuna is a small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.

hindrance

English

Alternative forms

* hinderance (archaic) * hindraunce (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • The state or act of hindering something
  • Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.

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    lacuna

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
  • An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar such.
  • (microscopy) A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.
  • (linguistics) A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language
  • Synonyms

    * hiatus * gap

    Derived terms

    * lacunal * lacunary