Definition of obstruction

noun (n)

• any structure that makes progress difficult (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstructor
  

  source: wordnet30
• the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction (noun.state)

  Synonym: blockage
  

  source: wordnet30
• something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted (noun.cognition)

  Synonym: obstacle
  

  Example:
  The filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of obstructing (noun.act)

  Example:
  Obstruction of justice.
  

  source: wordnet30
• getting in someone's way (noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed. (noun)

  source: webster1913

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