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obstruction

Syllabification: (ob·struc·tion)

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Definition of obstruction

noun

  • the action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed:they faced obstruction in carrying out their research walkers could proceed with the minimum of obstruction
  • a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage:the tractor hit an obstruction
  • (in various sports) the action of unlawfully obstructing a player on the opposing team.
  • Medicine blockage of a bodily passageway, as the intestines.
  • Law the action of deliberately hindering a legal process.

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin obstructio(n-), from the verb obstruere (see obstruct)

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