Both Uses
hinder
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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- Carlisle would be more of a challenge, but his hatred of violence would hinder him.†
Book 2 *hinder = slowed down or caused problems for
- Unhindered by my skirt, it took only one long bound to reach the water's edge.†
Book 3unhindered = not slowed down or limitedstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unhindered means not and reverses the meaning of hindered. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definitions:
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(1)
(hinder as in: hindered by) slow down or cause problems for
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)