American English pronunciation
How to pronounce obstruction
IPA transcription: [əbst'ɹʌkʃən]
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Noun
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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”
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any structure that makes progress difficult
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the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
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the act of obstructing
“obstruction of justice”
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getting in someone's way
Usage examples
- It took crews three days to reach the shelter due to debris and obstructions.
- Warning! Obstruction ahead.
- Complications such as obstruction and fistulae may require surgery.
- The inflammation of the tonsils can cause a similar obstruction.
- Thankfully the autonomous car detected the obstruction and avoided a collision.
- Diseases that cause lower airway obstruction are termed obstructive lung diseases.
- The fleet continued on and reached the obstructions at Trent's Reach.
- Dill gained a reputation as unimaginative and obstructionist.
- It was eventually burned to the waterline to remove the obstruction from the beach.
- Thankfully the autonomous car detected the obstruction and avoided a collision.