English-Thai Dictionary
obstruction
N การขัดขวาง hindrance blockage encouragement kan-kad-kwang
obstruction
N สิ่งกีดขวาง bar barrier sing-kid-kwang
obstructionism
N การขัดขวาง การ กีดขวาง การ ขวางกั้น filibuster kan-kad-kwang
obstructionist
N ผู้ ขัดขวาง ผู้ กีดขวาง holdout resister phu-kad-kwang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
OBSTRUCTION
n.[L. obstructio.] 1. The act of obstructing.
2. Obstacle; impediment; any thing that stops or closes a way or channel. Bars of sand at the mouths of rivers are often obstructions to navigation.
3. That which impedes progress; hinderance. disunion and party spirit are often obstructions to legislative measures and to public prosperity.
4. A heap. [Not proper. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
OBSTRUCTION
Ob *struc "tion, n. Etym: [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. -- 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.
OBSTRUCTIONISM
OBSTRUCTIONISM Ob *struc "tion *ism, n.
Defn: The act or the policy of obstructing progress. Lond. Lit. World.
OBSTRUCTIONIST
OBSTRUCTIONIST Ob *struc "tion *ist, n.
Defn: One who hinders progress; one who obstructs business, as in a legislative body. -- a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to obstructionists. [Recent ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
obstruction
ob struc tion |əbˈstrəkSHən, äb- əbˈstrəkʃən | ▶noun the action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed: they faced obstruction in carrying out their research | walkers could proceed with the minimum of obstruction. • a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage: the tractor hit an obstruction. • (in various sports ) the action of unlawfully obstructing a player on the opposing team. • Medicine blockage of a bodily passageway, as the intestines. • Law the action of deliberately hindering a legal process. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin obstructio (n- ), from the verb obstruere (see obstruct ).
obstructionism
ob struc tion ism |əbˈstrəkSHəˌnizəm, äb- əbˈstrəkʃəˌnɪzəm | ▶noun the practice of deliberately impeding or delaying the course of legal, legislative, or other procedures. DERIVATIVES ob struc tion ist noun & adjective
Oxford Dictionary
obstruction
ob |struc ¦tion |əbˈstrʌkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed: walkers could proceed with the minimum of obstruction. • [ count noun ] a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage: the tractor hit an obstruction. • (in various sports ) the action of unlawfully obstructing a player in the opposing team. • Medicine blockage of a bodily passage, especially the gut: they presented with severe intestinal obstruction. • Law the action of impeding the movement of traffic on a highway. • Law the action of deliberately hindering the police in their duties. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin obstructio (n- ), from the verb obstruere (see obstruct ).
obstructionism
ob ¦struc ¦tion |ism |əbˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice of deliberately impeding or delaying the course of legal, legislative, or other procedures. DERIVATIVES obstructionist noun & adjective
American Oxford Thesaurus
obstruction
obstruction noun wealthy property owners have created one obstruction after another to undermine the low-income housing project: obstacle, barrier, stumbling block, hurdle, bar, block, impediment, hindrance, snag, difficulty, catch, drawback, hitch, handicap, deterrent, curb, check, restriction; blockage, stoppage, congestion, bottleneck, holdup, jam; Medicine occlusion; informal fly in the ointment, monkey wrench (in the works ).
Oxford Thesaurus
obstruction
obstruction noun the issue was the major obstruction to progress on the peace process: obstacle, barrier, stumbling block, hurdle, bar, block, impediment, hindrance, snag, difficulty, catch, drawback, hitch, handicap, deterrent, curb, check, stop, baulk, restriction; blockage, stoppage, congestion, bottleneck, hold-up; Medicine occlusion; informal fly in the ointment; Brit. informal spanner in the works; N. Amer. informal monkey wrench in the works; dated cumber.
Duden Dictionary
Obstruction-Box
Ob s truc tion-Box, Ob s t ruc tion box , Ob struc tion-Box Ob struc tion box Substantiv, feminin Psychologie , die Obstructionbox |əbˈstrʌkʃn̩bɔks əbˈstrʌkʃn̩bɔks |die Obstruction-Box; Genitiv: der Obstruction-Box, Plural: die Obstruction-Boxen die Obstructionbox; Genitiv: der Obstructionbox, Plural: die Obstructionboxen (lateinisch- )englisch (1926 von Warden konstruierte ) Apparatur, die mittels einer Blockierung des Weges zum Futter die Intensität der Antriebe bei Tieren misst
French Dictionary
obstruction
obstruction n. f. nom féminin médecine Occlusion. : Une obstruction intestinale. LOCUTION Faire de l ’obstruction. politique Retarder le vote d ’une loi. SYNONYME faire opposition à .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
obstruction
ob struc tion /əbstrʌ́kʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U «…の » (法的 政治的な )阻止, 引き延ばし, 議事妨害 «of , to » ▸ obstruction of justice 裁判の妨害 .2 C 【道路の 】遮断, 妨害 «of » ; 【管の 】閉塞 （そく ） «in » ▸ a bowel obstruction 腸閉塞 .3 C (通行の )遮断物, (管の中の )詰まりもの .4 U 〘フットボール ホッケー 〙オブストラクション 〘敵の進路を妨害する反則行為 〙.
obstructionism
ob str ú c tion ì sm 名詞 U 議事妨害 (行為 ).
obstructionist
ob str ú c tion ist 名詞 C 議事妨害者 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary