obstruction
222
4.8
- noun
- /əbˈstrʌkʃən/
:
obstrucción
- To increase the number of problems reported, managers will have to eliminate two obstructions.
- obstruction of justice
- policy of obstruction
He will engage in a shameless campaign of obstruction, of obstruction.
- He will engage in a shameless campaign of obstruction, of obstruction.
- And now instead, he's under investigation for obstruction.
- These fantastical ideas, called radical Reconstruction by their millions of white opponents, met mass obstruction and popular violent defiance.
- So why did Robert Mueller punt on the obstruction question but not on the collusion and conspiracy question?
- Any kind of like challenge and obstruction along the way of this, What are the challenges that you identify which is stopping you from doing this?
- The pattern of obstruction will be emboldened by the by the knowledge that most new ideas fail and few succeed in a big way anyway.
- Could you talk a little bit about why and how you decided to use data to help kind of puncture through the denialism and the obstruction?
- He's been charged with the, you know, the obstruction of the proceeding relating to trying to pressure Mike Pence into not certifying.
- It is likely premeditated obstruction of justice with a paper trail, and special counsel Robert Mueller has a copy.
- If was that not obstruction of an that's what he's going for, right?
- That lie is an obstruction about collusion.
Examples
-
She was sentenced to five months of prison time for obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
-
A number of obstructions block the clear view we desire of South American religions and values.
Academic text (1996) -
Those are the elements of obstruction of justice.
-
The third crime will be obstruction of justice.
-
But there has been, in effect, an obstruction of justice.
-
That can be obstruction of justice.
-
I suggest you cooperate unless you want to become familiar with the term obstruction of justice.
Fiction book (2001) -
But the language shouldn't be an obstruction to companies that are otherwise interested.
Academic text (1997) -
The Court has consistently voided obstructions of majority procedures at all levels of government.
Academic text (1997) -
The fallen tree caused an obstruction on the road, preventing cars from passing.
Synonyms
343
3.4
A thing or problem that makes it hard to reach a goal
309
3.7
Something that stops or makes it hard to make progress
183
4.1
Getting involved in a situation in a way that stops or slows progress
51
7.0
Something that stops or slows progress
50
3.9
A problem that stops progress or makes a goal hard to reach
38
4.1
Something that blocks a pipe or blood vessel and stops flow
27
4.4
A blockage that stops liquid or air moving through a pipe
21
5.7
A thing that makes it difficult to do something, like an injury or traffic
18
4.4
A problem that stops progress or makes moving forward difficult
18
3.4
Stopping a player from moving by standing in front of them
10
7.5
A situation where talks or plans cannot move forward because of a big problem
1
7.5
Stopping someone from doing what they planned
1
3.9
Something that stops a project or work from moving forward
Something that makes progress slow or difficult
Someone or something that blocks progress
An object that blocks a path or movement
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
99
8.6
A crime of blocking police or court work on purpose, for example hiding evidence, lying to investigators
- Specialized
1
5.8
A blockage in the intestine that stops food and waste moving through
How Obstructive
19
5.8
222
4.8
50
3.9
51
7.0
148
3.6
434
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
obstruction = obstruct (transparent) = ob + struct + ion
The noun is regularly formed from the verb 'obstruct' with '-ion'; the extended sense 'that which hinders progress' follows directly.
Etymology
Obstruction comes from the Latin parts ob- ('against') and struere ('to pile up'), the same root as structure. So an obstruction can also be a person, rule, or problem that 'piles up against' your plans and stops progress.