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Obstacle

Obstacle Meaning & Definition
Obstacle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Obstacle?

[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Obstacle: obstruction

Related Terms | Find terms related to Obstacle: 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

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

Obstacle In Webster's Dictionary

\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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