obstruction

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən/

NounEdit

obstruction (plural obstructions)

1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
2. That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
3. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

SynonymsEdit

• block
• hindrance
• impedance
• roadblock
• stop
• See also Wikisaurus:hindrance

TranslationsEdit

The act of obstructing

• Armenian: օբստրուկցիոնիզմ (hy) (ōbstrukcʿionizm)
• Finnish: estäminen (fi)
• German: Obstruktion (de) f, Verhinderung f, Blockierung f, Störung (de) f
• Marathi: अडथळा m (aD'thaLa), अवरोध m (av'rodh)
• Romanian: împiedicare (ro), obstrucționare (ro), blocare (ro) f, obstrucție (ro) f

• Russian: препя́тствие (ru) n (prepjátstvije), обстру́кция (ru) f (obstrúkcija)
• Scottish Gaelic: amaladh m
• Serbo-Croatian: opstrukcija (sh) f, ometanje n
• Turkish: engel olma

That which obstructs or impedes

• Finnish: este (fi), tukkeuma
• Maori: hōtaetae
• Romanian: obstrucție (ro) f
• Russian: препя́тствие (ru) n (prepjátstvije)

• Scottish Gaelic: amaladh m
• Serbo-Croatian: opstrukcija (sh) f, ometalo n
• Telugu: ఆటంకం (te) (āṭaṃkaṃ), అడ్డం (te) (aḍḍaṃ)

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FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃/

NounEdit

obstruction f (plural obstructions)

1. block (something that prevents passing)
2. obstruction

Further readingEdit

• “obstruction” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).