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 Definitions of OBSTRUCTION  [əbˈstrʌk ʃən]  

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Definition of 'OBSTRUCTION' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) obstruction
something that obstructs; an obstacle.

2.  obstruction
an act or instance of obstructing.

3.  obstruction
the state of being obstructed.

4.  obstruction
the delaying of business before a deliberative body.


Definition of 'OBSTRUCTION' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
any structure that makes progress difficult

2. (noun) obstruction, blockage
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

3. (noun) 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"

4. (noun) obstruction
the act of obstructing
"obstruction of justice"

5. (noun) obstruction
getting in someone's way


Definition of 'OBSTRUCTION' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) obstruction
sth that blocks sth
an obstruction in the road

2.  obstruction
sth that prevents progress
the obstruction of peace


Definition of 'OBSTRUCTION' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) OBSTRUCTION
the act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed

2. (noun) OBSTRUCTION
that which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance

3. (noun) OBSTRUCTION
the condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death


Translation of 'OBSTRUCTION' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: something that obstructs
an obstruction in the pipe.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: obstruksie, hindernis, ve Arabic flag Arabic: سَدُّ، إعاقَه، عَرْقَلَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: пречка
Brazilian flag Brazilian: obstrução Czech flag Czech: ucpání German flag German: das Hindernis
Danish flag Danish: spærring Greek flag Greek: παρεμπόδιση, εμπόδιο, φρά Spanish flag Spanish: obstrucción
Estonian flag Estonian: ummistus Farsi flag Farsi: مانع؛ گرفتگی Finnish flag Finnish: tukos
French flag French: obstruction Hebrew flag Hebrew: הַפרָעָה Hindi flag Hindi: अवरोध
Croatian flag Croatian: zapreka, začepljenje Hungarian flag Hungarian: (el)dugulás Indonesian flag Indonesian: penyumbatan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hindrun, tálmi Italian flag Italian: ostruzione Japanese flag Japanese: ふさぐもの
Korean flag Korean: 방해물 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kliūtis, užtvara Latvian flag Latvian: kavēklis; traucēklis
Malay flag Malay: halangan Dutch flag Dutch: verstopping Norwegian flag Norwegian: hindring, sperring
Polish flag Polish: zator Persian flag Persian: مانع؛ گرفتگی Pashto flag Pashto: خنډ، بندښ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: obstrução Romanian flag Romanian: blocare Russian flag Russian: препятствие;закупорка
Slovak flag Slovak: upchatie Slovenian flag Slovenian: zapreka Serbian flag Serbian: zapušenje
Swedish flag Swedish: tilltäppning, spärr, hind Thai flag Thai: สิ่งกีดขวาง Turkish flag Turkish: engel
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 阻塞 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: загородження проходу Urdu flag Urdu: رکاوٹ، خلل اندازي
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự tắc nghẽn Chinese flag Chinese: 阻塞

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