Dictionary

obstacle en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɒbstəkəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˈɑbstəkəl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English obstacle, from Old French obstacle, from Latin obstāculum.

Meanings

1. Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
   • A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.

Forms

Deriveds

obstacular · obstacle course · obstacle-ridden · obstacle race · obstaculate

Synonyms

hurdle · barrier · hindrance · impediment · snag · complication

Translations (166)

mn бартаа (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · mk пречка (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · be перапо́на (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · vi bước cản (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · tk garsylyk (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · es obstáculo (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ko 장해 (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · th อุปสรรค (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pt entrave (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ja 障害物 (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · he מִכְשׁוֹל (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ru прегра́да (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · la obstāculum (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ang hremming (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · tg садд (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · it inciampo (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · az əngəl (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · sh prȅpona (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · hi रुकावट (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · gd bacadh (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pl ambaras (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · tr ket (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · es contumeria (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · es cortapisa (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · txb pkante (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · tr set (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ja 障害 (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · eo obstaklo (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · vi trở ngại (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · hi बाधा (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · uk перепо́на (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ms halangan (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · es óbice (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ca obstacle (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · nl obstakel (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · lo ອຸປະສັກ (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ko 방해물 (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · hi अड़चन (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pt tolhimento (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · la obstantia (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · de Hürde (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · el πρόσκομμα (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · hy խոչընդոտ (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ru препя́тствие (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · nl belemmering (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pdt Jäajenstoss (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · cy rhwystr (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · et takistus (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ka დაბრკოლება (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · uk прити́чина (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · mk препрека (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pt trambolho (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pt estorvo (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · be перагаро́да (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · fr obstacle (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · hy արգելք (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · hu obsztákulum (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · fa مانع (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · gl obstáculo (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · rup cheadicã (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pt empecilho (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · la impedīmentum (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · is hindrun (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · tg монеа (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · fi este (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ru поме́ха (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ta இடையூறு (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · cmn 障礙 /障碍 (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ia obstaculo (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · tl balakid (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · tr mahzur (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · my အဆီးအတား (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · sk prekážka (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · el εμπόδιο (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pt obstáculo (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · lt kliūtis (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pt óbice (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · oc obstacle (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · uk перешко́да (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ar حَاجِز (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · es estorbo (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · da forhindring (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ota عائق (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ur رُکاوَٹ (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · rup ambodyiu (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · bg прегра́да (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · izh esse (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · az sədd (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · fa سد (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · la ōbex (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · km ទំនាល់ (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · eo malhelpo (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · bho रुकावट (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · nb hindring (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · la mora (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · th ขวากหนาม (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · bg препя́тствие (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · uk перегоро́да (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pt obstrução (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · uz toʻsiq (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · hu akadály (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · be паме́шка (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · mi taunahua (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · tk garşylyk (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · nb hinder (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · tr engel (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pl trudność (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · sh пре̏прека (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pl przeszkoda (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · la obiectus (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · sq pengesë (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · th มาร (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ar عَقَبَة (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · de Hindernis (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · io obstaklo (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · it ostacolo (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · es pereque (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · gd amaladh (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · xal саад (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · nl horde (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · es traba (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · grc κώλυμα (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ms aral (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · da hindring (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ja 邪魔 (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · te అడ్డం (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · qu hark'ay (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · cim briighe (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · sv hinder (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · cs překážka (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · tyz cạm (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · mn саад (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ro obstacol (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · tl harang (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · kk тосқауыл (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ro piedică (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · vi chướng ngại (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pt travanca (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · my အတားအဆီး (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · sl ovira (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · kn ವಿಘ್ನ (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ki mũhĩnga (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ga constaic (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · tr mani (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · cmn 妨礙 /妨碍 (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pt barreira (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · es valladar (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ti ዕንቅፋት (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · nn hinder (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · bua һаад (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · sl prepreka (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · nb aber (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pt impedimento (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ko 장애 (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · sh prȅpreka (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · nn hindring (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ky тоскоолдук (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ta தடை (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · sh пре̏пона (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · alt буудак (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · pdt Hindaniss (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · be перашко́да (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · te ఆటంకం (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ko 장애물 (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · ar عَائِق (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) · lv šķērslis (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress)