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 Definitions of obstacle  [ˈɒb stə kəl]  

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

1. (n.) obstacle
something that obstructs or hinders progress.

Etymology:  (1300–50; ME < OF < L obstāculum, der. of obstā(re) to face, block)

Definition of 'obstacle' Princeton's WordNet 

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)


Definition of 'obstacle' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

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


Definition of 'obstacle' Webster Dictionary 

1.  obstacle
that which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral


Definition of 'obstacle' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

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.


Translation of 'obstacle' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: something which prevents progress
His inability to learn foreign languages was an obstacle to his career.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: hindernis, struikelblok Arabic flag Arabic: عَقَبَه، عائِق Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: пречка
Brazilian flag Brazilian: obstáculo Czech flag Czech: překážka German flag German: das Hindernis
Danish flag Danish: forhindring Greek flag Greek: εμπόδιο Spanish flag Spanish: obstáculo
Estonian flag Estonian: takistus Farsi flag Farsi: مانع Finnish flag Finnish: este
French flag French: obstacle Hebrew flag Hebrew: מִכשוֹל Hindi flag Hindi: अवरोध, अटकाव
Croatian flag Croatian: zapreka Hungarian flag Hungarian: akadály Indonesian flag Indonesian: hambatan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hindrun Italian flag Italian: ostacolo Japanese flag Japanese: 障害
Korean flag Korean: 장애, 방해 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kliūtis Latvian flag Latvian: šķērslis
Malay flag Malay: halangan Dutch flag Dutch: hinderpaal Norwegian flag Norwegian: hindring
Polish flag Polish: przeszkoda Persian flag Persian: مانع Pashto flag Pashto: خنډ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: obstáculo Romanian flag Romanian: ob­stacol Russian flag Russian: препятствие; преграда
Slovak flag Slovak: prekážka Slovenian flag Slovenian: ovira Serbian flag Serbian: prepreka
Swedish flag Swedish: hinder Thai flag Thai: อุปสรรค Turkish flag Turkish: engel
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 障礙 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: перешкода, завада Urdu flag Urdu: رکاوت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: trở ngại Chinese flag Chinese: 障碍

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