Meaning of OBSTACLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'âbstukul
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- [n] an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
- [n] something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of immagination 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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| | Synonyms: | | obstruction |
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| | See Also: | | balk, barrier, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hang-up, hazard, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, roadblock, rub, snag, stumbling block, stymie, water jump | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ob"sta*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. obstaculum, fr. obstare to
withstand, oppose; ob (see {Ob-}) + stare to stand. See
{Stand}. and cf. {Oust}, v.]
That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that
hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or
moral.
If all obstacles were cut away. And that my path were
even to the crown. --Shak.
Syn: Impediment; obstuction; hindrance; difficulty. See
{Impediment}, and {Obstruction}.
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| | Related Terms: | | bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, bottleneck, catch, cecum, check, choking, choking off, clog, congestion, constipation, cordon, costiveness, crimp, cul-de-sac, curtain, dead end, determent, deterrent, difficulty, disincentive, drawback, embolism, embolus, gorge, hamper, hang-up, hazard, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impasse, impediment, infarct, infarction, jam, joker, mountain, objection, obstipation, obstruction, obstructive, one small difficulty, rub, sealing off, snag, stop, stoppage, strangulation, stumbling, stumbling block, stumbling stone |
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