2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obstruction \Ob*struc"tion\, n. [L. obstructio.]
1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
2. That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an
impediment; a hindrance.
A popular assembly free from obstruction. --Swift.
3. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in
their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions;
death. [Poetic]
To die, and go we know not where To lie in cold
obstruction, and to rot. --Shak.
Syn: {Obstacle}; bar; barrier; impediment; clog; check;
hindrance.
Usage: {Obstruction}, {Obstacle}. The difference between
these words is that indicated by their etymology; an
obstacle is something standing in the way an
obstruction is something put in the way Obstacle
implies more fixedness and is the stronger word We
remove obstructions; we surmount obstacles.
Disparity in age seems a greater obstacle to an
intimate friendship than inequality of fortune.
--Collier.
The king expected to meet with all the
obstructions and difficulties his enraged
enemies could lay in his way --Clarendon.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
obstruction
n 1: anything that makes progress difficult [syn: {impediment}, {impedimenta}]
2: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be
circumvented or surmounted: "lack of immagination is an
obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district
is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a
major obstruction to the success of their plan" [syn: {obstacle}]
3: the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"
4: getting in someone's way
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