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obstruction

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əbˈstrʌkʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɑbˈstrʌkʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(əb struk′shən)

ob•struc•tion /ɑbˈstrʌkʃən/USA pronunciation n.

[countable] something that obstructs something else:The tanks rolled over the obstructions the farmers had placed in their path.
the act of obstructing something:[uncountable]obstruction of justice.

-stru-.

ob•struc•tion (əb struk′shən),USA pronunciation n.

something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles;
obstacle or hindrance:obstructions to navigation.
an act or instance of obstructing.
the state of being obstructed.
Governmentthe delaying or preventing of business before a deliberative body, esp. a legislative group, by parliamentary contrivances.

Latin obstructiōn- (stem of obstructiō) barrier. See obstruct, -ion
1525–35

obstacle.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

obstruction /əbˈstrʌkʃən/ n

a person or thing that obstructs
the act or an instance of obstructing
delay of business, esp in a legislature by means of procedural devices
the act of unfairly impeding an opposing player

obˈstructional adj

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Synonyms: blocking, interference, restraint, obstacle, hindrance, more...

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