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Defenition of the word obstruction

    • Defenition of the word obstruction

      • Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted.
      • 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"
      • getting in someone's way
      • the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"
      • anything that makes progress difficult
      • getting in someone''s way
      • any structure that makes progress difficult
      • 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 s
      • the state or condition of being obstructed
      • the act of obstructing
      • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
      • the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

    Synonyms for the word obstruction

      • barrier
      • difficulty
      • hindrance
      • hitch
      • impediment
      • impedimenta
      • obstacle
      • stumbling block

    Similar words in the obstruction

      • obstruction
      • obstruction's
      • obstructionist
      • obstructionist's
      • obstructionists
      • obstructions

    Hyponyms for the word obstruction

      • bar
      • barrier
      • block
      • blockade
      • blockage
      • blocking
      • check
      • closure
      • encumbrance
      • hang-up
      • hinderance
      • hindrance
      • hitch
      • hurdle
      • ileus
      • incumbrance
      • interference
      • intestinal obstruction
      • obstacle
      • obstruction of justice
      • occlusion
      • preventative
      • preventive
      • roadblock
      • rub
      • snag
      • stall
      • stalling
      • stop
      • stoppage
      • stymie
      • stymy
      • tamponade
      • tamponage
      • tumbler

    Hypernyms for the word obstruction

      • balk
      • baulk
      • check
      • construction
      • deterrent
      • handicap
      • hinderance
      • hindrance
      • impediment
      • interference
      • interfering
      • maneuver
      • manoeuvre
      • physical condition
      • physiological condition
      • physiological state
      • play
      • structure

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