Dictionary

obstruction en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin obstructio (“hindrance”), from obstruo (“build against, block, stop”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
2. (countable, uncountable) Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally
   • The referee stopped play because of an obstruction by the defender.
3. (countable, uncountable) The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

Forms

Deriveds

obstructionist · obstructional · deobstruction · obstruction of justice · nasal obstruction · bowel obstruction · intestinal obstruction · pseudo-obstruction · disobstruction · pseudoobstruction · obstructionism

Synonyms

impediment · obstacle · block · hindrance · roadblock · hindrance (See also) · impedance · stop · hindrance

Translations (65)

de Sperre (that which obstructs or impedes) · es obstrucción (that which obstructs or impedes) · fr obstruction (that which obstructs or impedes) · de Hindernis (that which obstructs or impedes) · it ostruzione (that which obstructs or impedes) · te ఆటంకం (that which obstructs or impedes) · de Verschluss (that which obstructs or impedes) · gd amaladh (that which obstructs or impedes) · ru препя́тствие (the act of obstructing) · el εμπόδιο (the act of obstructing) · sh opstrukcija (the act of obstructing) · bg блокиране (the act of obstructing) · la obstructiō (the act of obstructing) · nl obstructie (that which obstructs or impedes) · ru препя́тствие (that which obstructs or impedes) · nl obstructie (the act of obstructing) · ro obstrucționare (the act of obstructing) · es obstrucción (the act of obstructing) · te అడ్డం (that which obstructs or impedes) · hy խոչընդոտում (the act of obstructing) · mr अडथळा (the act of obstructing) · ang hremming (that which obstructs or impedes) · fi tukkeuma (that which obstructs or impedes) · fr obstruction (the act of obstructing) · de Obstruktion (the act of obstructing) · de Verhinderung (the act of obstructing) · bg пречка (that which obstructs or impedes) · de Störung (the act of obstructing) · it ostruzione (the act of obstructing) · sh opstrukcija (that which obstructs or impedes) · pt obstrução (that which obstructs or impedes) · bg затруднение (that which obstructs or impedes) · mr अवरोध (the act of obstructing) · cs bránění (the act of obstructing) · ru препя́тствование (the act of obstructing) · gd amaladh (the act of obstructing) · ro împiedicare (the act of obstructing) · nl hindernis (that which obstructs or impedes) · fi este (that which obstructs or impedes) · ca obstrucció (the act of obstructing) · la obstructiō (that which obstructs or impedes) · de Blockierung (the act of obstructing) · id obstruksi (the act of obstructing) · ro obstrucție (that which obstructs or impedes) · hu akadály (that which obstructs or impedes) · hy խափանում (the act of obstructing) · hu obstrukció (the act of obstructing) · el παρακώλυση (the act of obstructing) · sh ometalo (that which obstructs or impedes) · nl belemmering (the act of obstructing) · fi estäminen (the act of obstructing) · el καταιγισμός (that which obstructs or impedes) · tr engel olma (the act of obstructing) · hu akadályozás (the act of obstructing) · sh ometanje (the act of obstructing) · ro blocare (the act of obstructing) · el παρεμπόδιση (the act of obstructing) · el αποκλεισμός (that which obstructs or impedes) · pt obstrução (the act of obstructing) · ca obstrucció (that which obstructs or impedes) · bg преграждане (the act of obstructing) · ro obstrucție (the act of obstructing) · ru обстру́кция (the act of obstructing) · nl obstakel (that which obstructs or impedes) · mi hōtaetae (that which obstructs or impedes)