impeded; afflicted with an impediment

A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress. / A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech. / (chiefly in the plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.

plural of impediment

(religion, of an impediment to marriage) Serving to make a marriage illicit but valid.

any speech disorder

(law) A diriment impediment that prevents a person from marrying, but does not require punishment or an annulment.

plural of absolute impediment

(Roman Catholicism) An impediment that nullifies marriage.

plural of speech impediment

plural of diriment impediment