[ˈhɪndə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen
(e.g: language barriers hindered communication between scientists)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English hindrian ‘injure or damage’, of Germanic origin; related to German hindern, also to behind

[ˈhʌɪndə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (especially of a bodily part) rear; hind
(e.g: the hinder end of its body)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: perhaps from Old English hinderweard ‘backward’, related to behind