Created obstacles or difficulties that slowed down or prevented someone from doing something.
From Old English 'hinder' meaning 'to harm' or 'damage,' possibly from Old Norse 'hind' meaning 'rear' or 'behind,' suggesting opposition from behind.
The Old English root 'hinder' is related to 'hind' meaning rear—the word suggests something attacking or blocking you from behind, which is why it feels like passive obstruction rather than direct opposition.
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