Dictionary

obstruct en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /əbˈstɹʌkt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /əbˈstɹɐkt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”).

Meanings

1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
   • They obstructed my progress.
3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

Forms

Antonyms

deobstruct · unblock · open · clear

Deriveds

disobstruct · obstruct the field · obstructed · unobstruct · unobstructed · deobstruct · obstructive · unobstructedly · obstructedly · obstructer

Relateds

obstacle

Synonyms

clog · block · seal · close off · cumber · occlude · forslow · stonewall · forwork · choke · plug · obstruct · hamper · thwart · intervene · foul · roadblock · jam · yield · block · impede · hinder · gunk up · barricade · interfere · interrupt · obturate

Translations (94)

ast esconder (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · la obstruō (To block or fill (a passage)) · sip བཀག (To block or fill (a passage)) · la obstō (To block or fill (a passage)) · cs bránit (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · ru заслони́ть (To block or fill (a passage)) · cs ucpat (To block or fill (a passage)) · pt esconder (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · sh zapriječiti (To block or fill (a passage)) · fr obstruer (To block or fill (a passage)) · sip བཀག (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · fi estää (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · de behindern (To block or fill (a passage)) · mi whakaapi (To block or fill (a passage)) · ro astupa (To block or fill (a passage)) · ca obstruir (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · fr obstruer (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · ca obstruir (To block or fill (a passage)) · fi tukkia (To block or fill (a passage)) · ast tornar (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · es impedir (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · fr retarder (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · ast impidir (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · cs zablokovat (To block or fill (a passage)) · ast entupecer (To block or fill (a passage)) · ru загора́живать (To block or fill (a passage)) · es obstruir (To block or fill (a passage)) · it ostruire (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · la obstō (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · haw keʻa (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · ru заслоня́ть (To block or fill (a passage)) · pt obstruir (To block or fill (a passage)) · sh ometati (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · ast torgar (To block or fill (a passage)) · ast desapaecer (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · es entorpecer (To block or fill (a passage)) · haw hoʻokeʻa (To block or fill (a passage)) · ast tapar (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · ast incultar (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · ro întârzia (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · haw hoʻokeʻa (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · es estorbar (To block or fill (a passage)) · mi whakahōtaetae (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · ast tupir (To block or fill (a passage)) · mi whakaapi (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · cmn 擋住 /挡住 (To block or fill (a passage)) · mi kōpeka (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · bg затруднявам (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · ru загороди́ть (To block or fill (a passage)) · la officio (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · ko 먹통 (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · it ostacolare (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · yi אָבסטרויִרן (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · cmn 阻擋 /阻挡 (To block or fill (a passage)) · ro bloca (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · ru заслоня́ть (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · ru загора́живать (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · es ocultar (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · cs zatarasit (To block or fill (a passage)) · ast entorgar (To block or fill (a passage)) · bg запречвам (To block or fill (a passage)) · haw keʻa (To block or fill (a passage)) · ru препя́тствовать (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · ru меша́ть (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · fr bloquer (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · pt obstruir (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · es entorpecer (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · de versperren (To block or fill (a passage)) · ja ふさぐ (To block or fill (a passage)) · ro obtura (To block or fill (a passage)) · arz سد (To block or fill (a passage)) · fr éclipser (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · vi chắn (To block or fill (a passage)) · bg преча (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · ro înfunda (To block or fill (a passage)) · es atorar (To block or fill (a passage)) · fi peittää (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · nl zicht belemmeren (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · ast torgar (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · it ostruire (To block or fill (a passage)) · cs překážet (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · pt obstruir (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · ro împiedica (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · ga cuir isteach ar (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · es estorbar (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · sh zakloniti (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · pt entupir (To block or fill (a passage)) · pt ocultar (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · es esconder (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · fr interférer (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · bg преграждам (To block or fill (a passage)) · ast ancultar (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) · ast trabar (To impede, retard, or interfere with) · pt trancar (To block or fill (a passage))