#cognitive_factor__cognitivefactor  something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
  supertype:  pm#description_content (pm)  #cognition
  subtype:  #difficulty  a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
     subtype:  #trouble.difficulty  a source of difficulty: "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
        subtype:  #can_of_worms  (informal) a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity
        subtype:  #deep_water  serious trouble
        subtype:  #growing_pains__growingpain  problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)
        subtype:  #matter.trouble  a problem; "is anything the matter?"
     subtype:  #facer  (a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced
     subtype:  #killer  a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real killer"
     subtype:  #pisser  a very disagreeable difficulty
     subtype:  #pitfall  an unforeseen or unexpected difficulty
     subtype:  #snorter.difficulty  (British) something outstandingly difficult; "the problem was a real snorter"
     subtype:  #deterrent__hindrance__impediment__handicap  something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
        subtype:  #albatross__albatros  (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck"
        subtype:  #bind  something that hinders as if with bonds
        subtype:  #obstacle.deterrent__obstruction  something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted: "lack of immagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"
           subtype:  #barrier.obstacle  any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"
              subtype:  #ideological_barrier__ideologicalbarrier  a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies
                 subtype:  #iron_curtain  an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries
                 subtype:  #bamboo_curtain  an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s
                 subtype:  #color_bar__colorbar__colour_bar__color_line__colorline__colourline__Jim_Crow  barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
              subtype:  #language_barrier  barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages
           subtype:  #rub__hang-up__hitch__snag  an unforeseen obstacle
           subtype:  #hurdle.obstacle  an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation"
           subtype:  #stymie  a thwarting and distressing situation
  subtype:  #determining_factor__determiningfactor__determinant__determiner__determinative__causal_factor  a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
     subtype:  #decisive_factor__clincher  a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
     subtype:  #influence.determining_factor  a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
        subtype:  #imponderable  a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed: "human behavior depends on many imponderables"
           subtype:  #leavening__leaven  an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"
        subtype:  #imprint  a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"
        subtype:  #morale_builder  something or someone who influences by building or strengthening morale
        subtype:  #pestilence  a pernicious evil influence
        subtype:  #support.influence  something providing immaterial support or assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"
           subtype:  #anchor__mainstay__backbone__linchpin__lynchpin  a central cohesive source of support and stability: "faith is his anchor"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
        subtype:  #temptation.influence__enticement  something tempting or enticing
           subtype:  #forbidden_fruit  the original forbidden fruit was an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)
           subtype:  #bait__come-on__hook__lure__sweetener  anything that serves as an enticement
           subtype:  #allurement  attractiveness; "its allure was its remoteness"

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