obstruction

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

obstruction (countable and uncountable, plural obstructions)

1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
2. Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally

   Synonyms: obstacle, impediment, hindrance

3. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

Synonyms

• block
• hindrance
• impedance
• roadblock
• stop
• (See also) Thesaurus:hindrance

Derived terms

• bowel obstruction
• deobstruction
• intestinal obstruction
• nasal obstruction
• obstruction of justice
• pseudo-obstruction

Translations

the act of obstructing

Armenian: խոչընդոտում (hy) (xočʻəndotum), խափանում (hy) (xapʻanum) Bulgarian: преграждане n (pregraždane), блокиране (bg) n (blokirane) Catalan: obstrucció (ca) f Dutch: belemmering (nl) f, obstructie (nl) f Finnish: estäminen (fi) French: obstruction (fr) f German: Obstruktion (de) f, Verhinderung (de) f, Blockierung (de) f, Störung (de) f Greek: παρεμπόδιση (el) (parempódisi), εμπόδιο (el) n (empódio) Hungarian: akadályozás (hu), (filibustering) obstrukció (hu) Indonesian: obstruksi (id) Italian: ostruzione (it) f Latin: obstructiō f Marathi: अडथळा m (aḍathḷā), अवरोध m (avrodh) Portuguese: obstrução (pt) f Romanian: împiedicare (ro), obstrucționare (ro), blocare (ro) f, obstrucție (ro) f Russian: препя́тствие (ru) n (prepjátstvije), обстру́кция (ru) f (obstrúkcija), препя́тствование (ru) n (prepjátstvovanije) Scottish Gaelic: amaladh m Serbo-Croatian: Roman: opstrukcija (sh) f, ometanje n Spanish: obstrucción (es) f Turkish: engel olma

that which obstructs or impedes

Bulgarian: пречка (bg) f (prečka), затруднение (bg) n (zatrudnenie) Catalan: obstrucció (ca) f Dutch: obstructie (nl) f, obstakel (nl) n, hindernis (nl) n Finnish: este (fi), tukkeuma (fi) French: obstruction (fr) f German: Sperre (de) f, Hindernis (de) n, Verschluss (de) m Greek: καταιγισμός (el) m (kataigismós), αποκλεισμός (el) (apokleismós) Hungarian: akadály (hu) Italian: ostruzione (it) f Latin: obstructiō f Maori: hōtaetae Old English: hremming f Portuguese: obstrução (pt) f Romanian: obstrucție (ro) f Russian: препя́тствие (ru) n (prepjátstvije) Scottish Gaelic: amaladh m Serbo-Croatian: Roman: opstrukcija (sh) f, ometalo n Spanish: obstrucción (es) Telugu: ఆటంకం (te) (āṭaṅkaṁ), అడ్డం (te) (aḍḍaṁ)

French

Etymology

From Latin obstrūctiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

obstruction f (plural obstructions)

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

Further reading

• “obstruction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Interlingua

Noun

obstruction (plural obstructiones)

1. obstruction