Meanings
plural obstructions
- countableuncountablehobbiesSomething which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally
The referee stopped play because of an obstruction by the defender.
Synonyms: obstacle, impediment, hindrance
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
nounSomething which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally
More synonyms by meaning
nounany structure that makes progress difficult
nounthe physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
nounsomething immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinobstructio“hindrance”
- Englishobstruction
From Latin obstructio (“hindrance”), from obstruo (“build against, block, stop”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian преграждане, блокиране
- преграждане (pregraždane)the act of obstructing
- блокиране (blokirane)the act of obstructing
- пречка (prečka)that which obstructs or impedes
- затруднение (zatrudnenie)that which obstructs or impedes
Catalan obstrucció, obstrucció
- obstruccióthe act of obstructing
- obstruccióthat which obstructs or impedes
Czech bránění
- bráněníthe act of obstructing
Dutch belemmering, obstructie
- belemmeringthe act of obstructing
- obstructiethe act of obstructing
- obstructiethat which obstructs or impedes
- obstakelthat which obstructs or impedes
- hindernisthat which obstructs or impedes
Finnish estäminen, este
- estäminenthe act of obstructing
- estethat which obstructs or impedes
- tukkeumathat which obstructs or impedes
French obstruction, obstruction
- obstructionthe act of obstructing
- obstructionthat which obstructs or impedes
German Obstruktion, Verhinderung
- Obstruktionthe act of obstructing
- Verhinderungthe act of obstructing
- Blockierungthe act of obstructing
- Störungthe act of obstructing
- Sperrethat which obstructs or impedes
- Hindernisthat which obstructs or impedes
- Verschlussthat which obstructs or impedes
Greek παρεμπόδιση, εμπόδιο
- παρεμπόδιση (parempódisi)the act of obstructing
- εμπόδιο (empódio)the act of obstructing
- παρακώλυση (parakólysi)the act of obstructing
- καταιγισμός (kataigismós)that which obstructs or impedes
- αποκλεισμός (apokleismós)that which obstructs or impedes
Hungarian akadályozás, obstrukció
- akadályozásthe act of obstructing
- obstrukcióthe act of obstructing
- akadálythat which obstructs or impedes
Indonesian obstruksi
- obstruksithe act of obstructing
Italian ostruzione, ostruzione
- ostruzionethe act of obstructing
- ostruzionethat which obstructs or impedes
Latin obstructiō, obstructiō
- obstructiōthe act of obstructing
- obstructiōthat which obstructs or impedes
Māori hōtaetae
- hōtaetaethat which obstructs or impedes
Portuguese obstrução, obstrução
- obstruçãothe act of obstructing
- obstruçãothat which obstructs or impedes
Romanian împiedicare, obstrucționare
- împiedicarethe act of obstructing
- obstrucționarethe act of obstructing
- blocarethe act of obstructing
- obstrucțiethe act of obstructing
- obstrucțiethat which obstructs or impedes
Russian препя́тствие, обстру́кция
- препя́тствие (prepjátstvije)the act of obstructing
- обстру́кция (obstrúkcija)the act of obstructing
- препя́тствование (prepjátstvovanije)the act of obstructing
- препя́тствие (prepjátstvije)that which obstructs or impedes
Scottish Gaelic amaladh, amaladh
- amaladhthe act of obstructing
- amaladhthat which obstructs or impedes
Spanish obstrucción, obstrucción
- obstrucciónthe act of obstructing
- obstrucciónthat which obstructs or impedes
Turkish engel olma
- engel olmathe act of obstructing
Cite this entry
obstruction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstruction
“obstruction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstruction. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obstruction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstruction.
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