Obstruction

Noun

 * 1) The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
 * 2) That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
 * 3) The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

Synonyms

 * block
 * hindrance
 * impedance
 * roadblock
 * stop
 * See also Thesaurus:hindrance

Adjectives for Obstruction
artificial; mere; insurmountable; blank; formidable; cold; frequent; acute.

Verbs for Obstruction
accumulate into—; attempt—; clear away —; complain of—; devise—; localize—; mourn—; offer—; pierce—; purge of—; suffer—; treat—; —arrests; —bars; — clogs; —hinders; —interposes; —resists; — restrains; —shuts out; —stems; —thaws; — delays.

Thesaurus
afterthought, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, bar, barrier, bind, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, blocking, bottleneck, bureaucratic delay, catch, cecum, cessation, check, checking, choking, choking off, clog, clogging, closing up, closure, congestion, constipation, constraint, constriction, cordon, costiveness, cramp, cul-de-sac, curtain, dead end, deceleration, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detainment, detention, determent, deterrent, difficulty, double take, drag, dragging, drawback, ease-off, ease-up, embolism, embolus, fixation, flagging, foot-dragging, forbiddance, forbidding, gorge, halt, halting, hamper, hampering, hang-up, hazard, hindering, hindrance, hitch, holdback, holdup, hurdle, impasse, impediment, impeding, infarct, infarction, inhibition, interference, interim, interruption, jam, joker, lag, lagging, let, letdown, letup, limitation, limiting, logjam, minus acceleration, moratorium, mountain, negativism, nuisance value, objection, obstacle, obstipation, obstructionism, obstructive, occlusion, one small difficulty, opposition, paperasserie, pause, proscription, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, repression, reprieve, resistance, respite, restraint, restriction, retardance, retardation, retardment, rub, sealing off, setback, slack-up, slackening, slow-up, slowdown, slowing, slowing down, slowness, slowup, snag, squeeze, stay, stay of execution, stop, stoppage, stopping, stranglehold, strangulation, stricture, stumbling block, stumbling stone, suppression, suspension, tie-up, time lag, wait

Etymology
From obstructio:, from obstruo:

Translations

 * Croatian:, ometanje
 * Finnish:


 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Croatian:, ometalo
 * Finnish: ,


 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Telugu: ఆటంకం (aaTankam), అడ్డం (aDDam)

Noun

 * 1) block (something that prevents passing)
 * 2) obstruction