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KK Pronunciation

〔 әbˋstrʌkʃәn 〕

Pronunciation

〔 әbˊstrʌkʃәn 〕


Overview of noun obstruction

The noun obstruction has 5 senses


  • obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta -- (any structure that makes progress difficult)

  • obstruction, blockage -- (the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction)

  • obstacle, obstruction -- (something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan")

  • obstruction -- (the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice")

  • obstruction -- (getting in someone's way)