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1. (n.) obstacle
something that obstructs or hinders progress.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < OF < L obstāculum, der. of obstā(re) to face, block)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (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"
2. (noun) obstacle
an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
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1. (noun) obstacle
sth that prevents sb from achieving sth
an obstacle to growth in his career
2. obstacle
an object that prevents you from moving
an obstacle in the road
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. obstacle
that which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. obstacle
Any obstruction designed or employed to disrupt, fix, turn, or block the movement of an opposing force, and to impose additional losses in personnel, time, and equipment on the opposing force. Obstacles can exist naturally or can be man-made, or can be a combination of both.
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Sense: something which prevents progress
His inability to learn foreign languages was an obstacle to his career.
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 Afrikaans: hindernis, struikelblok |
 Arabic: عَقَبَه، عائِق |
 Bulgarian: пречка |
 Brazilian: obstáculo |
 Czech: překážka |
 German: das Hindernis |
 Danish: forhindring |
 Greek: εμπόδιο |
 Spanish: obstáculo |
 Estonian: takistus |
 Farsi: مانع |
 Finnish: este |
 French: obstacle |
 Hebrew: מִכשוֹל |
 Hindi: अवरोध, अटकाव |
 Croatian: zapreka |
 Hungarian: akadály |
 Indonesian: hambatan |
 Icelandic: hindrun |
 Italian: ostacolo |
 Japanese: 障害 |
 Korean: 장애, 방해 |
 Lithuanian: kliūtis |
 Latvian: šķērslis |
 Malay: halangan |
 Dutch: hinderpaal |
 Norwegian: hindring |
 Polish: przeszkoda |
 Persian: مانع |
 Pashto: خنډ |
 Portuguese: obstáculo |
 Romanian: obstacol |
 Russian: препятствие; преграда |
 Slovak: prekážka |
 Slovenian: ovira |
 Serbian: prepreka |
 Swedish: hinder |
 Thai: อุปสรรค |
 Turkish: engel |
 Taiwanese: 障礙 |
 Ukrainian: перешкода, завада |
 Urdu: رکاوت |
 Vietnamese: trở ngại |
 Chinese: 障碍 |
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