Obstructionist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əbstɹˈʌkʃənˌɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɒbstɹˈʌkʃənˌɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɒbstɹˈʌkʃənˌɪst/

4 syllables Say it as /əbstɹˈʌkʃənˌɪst/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

resister thwarter obstructer obstructor

Word Forms

obstructionism	noun	deliberate interference
obstruct	verb	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
resist	verb	refuse to comply
thwart	verb	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Obstruktionist

jemand, der systematisch bestimmte Maßnahmen blockiert, die andere ergreifen möchten

🇫🇷French

obstructionniste

quelqu'un qui fait systématiquement obstacle à une action que d'autres veulent entreprendre

🇪🇸Spanish

obstruccionista

alguien que obstruye sistemáticamente alguna acción que otros quieren realizar

🇮🇹Italian

ostruzionista

qualcuno che ostacola sistematicamente alcune azioni che altri vogliono intraprendere

🇳🇱Dutch

obstructie

iemand die systematisch een actie tegenhoudt die anderen willen ondernemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

obstrucionista

alguém que obstrui sistematicamente alguma ação que outros desejam realizar

🇷🇺Russian

обструкционист

тот, кто систематически препятствует некоторым действиям, которые хотят предпринять другие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओब्स्टराकथियनिस्ट

कोई व्यक्ति जो व्यवस्थित रूप से किसी ऐसे कार्य में बाधा डालता है जिसे दूसरे लेना चाहते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধাদানকারী

কেউ যে নিয়মতান্ত্রিকভাবে কিছু পদক্ষেপে বাধা দেয় যা অন্যরা নিতে চায়

🇮🇳Tamil

தடை செய்பவர்

மற்றவர்கள் எடுக்க விரும்பும் சில செயல்களை முறையாகத் தடுக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డుకునేవాడు

ఇతరులు తీసుకోవాలనుకుంటున్న కొన్ని చర్యను క్రమపద్ధతిలో అడ్డుకునే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अडथळा आणणारा

एखादी व्यक्ती जी इतरांना करू इच्छित असलेल्या काही कृतींमध्ये पद्धतशीरपणे अडथळा आणते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવરોધક

કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ જે વ્યવસ્થિત રીતે અમુક ક્રિયાઓને અવરોધે છે જે અન્ય લોકો લેવા માંગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಬಂಧಕ

ಇತರರು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಬಯಸುವ ಕೆಲವು ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತವಾಗಿ ತಡೆಯುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സവാദി

മറ്റുള്ളവർ എടുക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന ചില പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളെ വ്യവസ്ഥാപിതമായി തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਪਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਯੋਜਨਾਬੱਧ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਕੁਝ ਕਾਰਵਾਈਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਦੂਸਰੇ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

رکاوٹ ڈالنے والا

کوئی ایسا شخص جو منظم طریقے سے کسی ایسی کارروائی میں رکاوٹ ڈالتا ہے جسے دوسرے کرنا چاہتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阻挠者

有系统地阻碍其他人想要采取的某些行动的人

🇯🇵Japanese

妨害者

他人が取ろうとしている何らかの行動を組織的に妨害する人

🇰🇷Korean

방해자

다른 사람이 원하는 어떤 행동을 체계적으로 방해하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người cản trở

một người cản trở một cách có hệ thống một số hành động mà người khác muốn thực hiện

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ขัดขวาง

คนที่ขัดขวางการกระทำบางอย่างที่ผู้อื่นต้องการทำอย่างเป็นระบบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghalang

seseorang yang secara sistematis menghalangi beberapa tindakan yang ingin diambil orang lain

🇲🇾Malay

penghalang

seseorang yang secara sistematik menghalang beberapa tindakan yang ingin dilakukan oleh orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معرقل

شخص يعيق بشكل منهجي بعض الإجراءات التي يرغب الآخرون في اتخاذها

🇮🇷Persian

انسدادگر

کسی که به طور سیستماتیک مانع انجام برخی اقداماتی می شود که دیگران می خواهند انجام دهند

🇹🇷Turkish

engelleyici

başkalarının yapmak istediği bazı eylemleri sistematik olarak engelleyen biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסימה

מישהו שחוסם באופן שיטתי פעולה כלשהי שאחרים רוצים לבצע

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The primary meaning of 'obstructionist' is 'someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take'.

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Using 'obstructionist' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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