Impediment vs Hurdle - What's the difference?
impediment | hurdle |
A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.
* Shakespeare
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(chiefly, in the plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta
An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
(senseid)A perceived obstacle.
A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
* 1882 , James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England , Volume 4, p. 414.
(UK, obsolete) A sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.
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To jump over something while running.
To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
To overcome an obstacle.
To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.
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As nouns the difference between impediment and hurdle
is that impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress while hurdle is an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.As a verb hurdle is
to jump over something while running.impediment
English
Noun
(en noun)- Thus far into the bowels of the land / Have we marched on without impediment .
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- Working in a noisy factory left him with a slight hearing impediment .
Synonyms
* hindrance * obstruction * obstacle * See alsoReferences
*hurdle
English
Noun
(en noun)- The practice of folding sheep was general, and the purchase of hurdles was a regular charge in the shepherd's account.
- (Francis Bacon)
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
(hurdl)- He hurdled the bench in his rush to get away.
- (Milton)