Advertisement
Advertisement
obstruction
[ uhb-struhk-shuhn ]
noun
- something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance:
obstructions to navigation.
Synonyms: impediment, bar, barrier
Antonyms: encouragement
- an act or instance of obstructing.
- the state of being obstructed.
Synonyms: stoppage
Antonyms: encouragement
- the delaying or preventing of business before a deliberative body, especially a legislative group, by parliamentary contrivances.
obstruction
/ əbˈstrʌkʃən /
noun
- 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
- sport the act of unfairly impeding an opposing player
- the state or condition of being obstructed
Derived Forms
- obˈstructionally, adverb
- obˈstructional, adjective
Other Words From
- preob·struction noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of obstruction1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The danger for Republicans in total obstruction, however, is that today, Democrats have a much better understanding of how the GOP strategy works and what it produces.
In court papers, FBI agents say Gieswein — charged with assaulting police, civil disorder and obstruction of police and government — runs a private paramilitary training group and is affiliated with the Three Percenters.
What the NFL apparently got instead is bullying obstruction and unrepentant dodging.
Rush is charged with being drunk in public and obstruction of justice.
Of course, if a single senator is filibustering a crucial bill, the supermajority will simply wait out the obstruction and vote for eventual cloture.
The state has argued that this law is necessary to prevent obstruction and congestion going into the abortion clinics.
Democrats, their backs up, have altered Senate rules on filibusters in the face of Republican obstruction.
A year's worth of Republican obstruction have pushed Harry Reid to consider the "nuclear option" and end the judicial filibuster.
His nominations have faced an unprecedented level of obstruction, leading to widespread vacancies and judicial emergencies.
The simple—too simple—explanation for the French obstruction?
Larger amounts are very rarely found, and generally point to obstruction in the duodenum.
Putty-colored or "acholic" stools occur when bile is deficient, either from obstruction to outflow or from deficient secretion.
Thenceforth, it ebbed, though it raged madly for a while in the effort to sweep away the obstruction.
He calmly inserted the bodkin in the second cake; seemed to meet with some obstruction, and laid the ball down upon the counter.
Of course one or two will express their readiness to jump over so small an obstruction.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse