obluctation

ob·luc·ta·tion
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UK/ɒbləkˈteɪʃən/US/ɑbləkˈteɪʃən/

noun

opposition; resistance

OriginLatin ob →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounobluctation (countable and uncountable, plural obluctations)

plural obluctations

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableopposition; resistance

Origin

  1. Latinob
  2. Englishobluctation

From Latin ob + luctor (“to struggle”) + -ation.

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APA

obluctation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obluctation

MLA

“obluctation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obluctation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obluctation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obluctation.

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