Obstruction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any structure that makes progress difficult

the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əbstɹˈʌkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɒbstɹˈʌkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɒbstɹˈʌkʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /əbstɹˈʌkʃən/.

Examples

lack of imagination 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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

obstructer impedimenta impediment obstacle blockage obstructor

Parts of Speech

noun	any structure that makes progress difficult
noun	the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
noun	something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted “lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement”
noun	the act of obstructing “obstruction of justice”
noun	getting in someone's way

Word Forms

obstruct	verb	block passage through
impede	verb	block passage through
block	verb	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Obstruktion

jede Struktur, die den Fortschritt erschwert

🇪🇸Spanish

obstrucción

cualquier estructura que dificulte el progreso

🇮🇹Italian

ostruzione

qualsiasi struttura che renda difficile il progresso

🇳🇱Dutch

obstructie

elke structuur die vooruitgang bemoeilijkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

obstrução

qualquer estrutura que dificulte o progresso

🇷🇺Russian

препятствие

любая структура, которая затрудняет прогресс

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाधा

कोई भी संरचना जो प्रगति को कठिन बनाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধা

যে কোনও কাঠামো যা অগ্রগতিকে কঠিন করে তোলে

🇮🇳Tamil

தடை

முன்னேற்றத்தை கடினமாக்கும் எந்தவொரு கட்டமைப்பும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డంకి

పురోగతి కష్టతరం చేసే ఏదైనా నిర్మాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

अडथळा

प्रगती कठीण करणारी कोणतीही रचना

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવરોધ

કોઈપણ માળખું જે પ્રગતિને મુશ્કેલ બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡಚಣೆ

ಪ್ರಗತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಷ್ಟಕರವಾಗಿಸುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ರಚನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സം

പുരോഗതി പ്രയാസകരമാക്കുന്ന ഏതൊരു ഘടനയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਢਾਂਚਾ ਜੋ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਨੂੰ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رکاوٹ

کوئی بھی ڈھانچہ جو ترقی کو مشکل بناتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

梗阻

任何阻碍进展的结构

🇯🇵Japanese

障害物

進歩を困難にするあらゆる構造

🇰🇷Korean

방해

진행을 어렵게 만드는 모든 구조

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tắc nghẽn

bất kỳ cấu trúc nào gây khó khăn cho sự tiến bộ

🇹🇭Thai

สิ่งกีดขวาง

โครงสร้างใดๆ ที่ทำให้ก้าวหน้าได้ยาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

halangan

struktur apa pun yang membuat kemajuan menjadi sulit

🇵🇭Filipino

sagabal

anumang istraktura na nagpapahirap sa pag-unlad

🇲🇾Malay

halangan

sebarang struktur yang menyukarkan kemajuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عرقلة

أي هيكل يجعل التقدم صعبا

🇮🇷Persian

انسداد

هر ساختاری که پیشرفت را دشوار می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

tıkanıklık

ilerlemeyi zorlaştıran herhangi bir yapı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲסִימָה

כל מבנה שמקשה על ההתקדמות

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The primary meaning of 'obstruction' is 'any structure that makes progress difficult'.

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