1 | noun | any structure that makes progress difficult 2 | noun | the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction 3 | noun | something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted 4 | noun | the act of obstructing 5 | noun | getting in someone's way (5 meanings)

uhbstr'uhkshuhn (IPA: əbstrˈʌkʃən)

ob-struc-tion (11 letters | 3 syllables)

1533 (European Renaissance) (492 years ago)

Latin

obstructions

impediment | impedimenta | obstructer | obstructor | blockage | obstacle (total: 6)

hand

bar | barrier | block | blockade | blockage | closure | encumbrance | hinderance | hindrance | hitch | incumbrance | interference | obstacle | occlusion | preventative | ... (total: 35)

construction | structure | physical condition | physiological condition | physiological state | balk | baulk | check | deterrent | handicap | hinderance | hindrance | impediment | interference | maneuver | ... (total: 17)

abduction | conduction | construction | deconstruction | deduction | destruction | induction | instruction | introduction | overproduction | production | reconstruction | reduction | reintroduction | reproduction | ... (total: 17) (based on typical American pronunciation)

construction | destruction | instruction | obstructing | obstructive (total: 5)

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Mandarin Chinese: | 阻塞 (noun) Hindi: | अवरोधन (noun) Arabic: | سَدّ (noun) Spanish: | barrera (barrier) | obstáculo (barrier) | obstrucción (blockage) | bloqueo (blockage) | impedimento (hindrance) | obstáculo (hindrance) French: | barrière (barrier) | barricade (barrier) | obstacle (barrier) | obstruction (blockage) | blocage (blockage) | encombrement (blockage) | empêchement (hindrance) | obstacle (hindrance) | contretemps (hindrance)

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15 (International English) | 15 (North American English)