handicap
noun [C] (DIFFICULTY) /ˈhæn.dɪ.kæp/Definition
› something that makes it difficult for you to do something: I found not having a car quite a handicap in the country.Preventing and impedingLimiting and restrictingDifficult things and peoplePreventing and impeding
(Definition of handicap noun (DIFFICULTY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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