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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
obstructionist en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/ (UK)
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Etymology
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English obstruction
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English obstructionist
From obstruction + -ist.
Meanings
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Pertaining to obstructionism.
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Obstructionistic.
Forms
obstructionist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
English obstruction
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English obstructionist
From obstruction + -ist.
Meanings
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Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.
The obstructionists didn't have their own plan, but they counted, successfully, on delay to frustrate any alternative.
2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 395:"And you, sir, have lived an unimaginative obstructionist and never can hope now to emerge from it."
1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
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Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others. ▸ Someone who attempts to impede the progress of legislation.
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