Definition of "hindrances" []

• Plural form of hindrance. (noun)

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• "Now that W. is with us I don't get enough solitude: or so I say to myself in excuse, knowing all the time that what God demands is our solution of the problem set, not of some other problem which we think he ought to have set: and that what we call hindrances are really the raw material of spiritual life."
• "While surging domestic demand has been a key part of Asia's recovery, Japan's data highlighted long-term hindrances to growth at home that set the nation apart from faster-growing Asian economies."
• "What you call hindrances, obstacles, discouragements, are probably God's opportunities."