English-Thai Dictionary

stumbling block

N อุปสรรค สิ่งกีดขวาง  สิ่ง ที่ ถ่วงความเจริญ 

 

stumbling-block

IDM สิ่งกีดขวาง  สิ่ง ขัดขวาง  siang-kid-kwang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STUMBLING

ppr. Tripping; erring; puzzling.

 

STUMBLING-BLOCK, STUMBLING-STONE

n.[stumble and block or stone. ] Any cause of stumbling; that which causes to err. We preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness. 1 Corinthians 1:23.
This stumbling stone we hope to take away.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STUMBLING-BLOCK

STUMBLING-BLOCK Stum "bling-block `, n.

 

Defn: Any cause of stumbling, perplexity, or error. We preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness. 1 Cor. i. 23.

 

STUMBLINGLY

STUMBLINGLY Stum "bling *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a stumbling manner.

 

STUMBLING-STONE

STUMBLING-STONE Stum "bling-stone `, n.

 

Defn: A stumbling-block. This stumbling-stone we hope to take away. T. Burnet.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stumbling block

stum bling block |ˈstəmb (ə )lɪŋ ˌblɑk | ▶noun a circumstance that causes difficulty or hesitation: bashfulness is a great stumbling block to some men.

 

Oxford Dictionary

stumbling block

stum |bling block ▶noun a circumstance that causes difficulty or hesitation: the country's water shortage was a stumbling block to investors.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

stumbling block

stumbling block noun the cost is sometimes a stumbling block for Internet users: obstacle, hurdle, barrier, bar, hindrance, impediment, handicap, disadvantage; snag, hitch, catch, drawback, difficulty, problem, weakness, defect, pitfall; informal fly in the ointment, hiccup.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

stumbling block

stumbling block noun the language problem is a fundamental stumbling block: obstacle, hurdle, barrier, bar, hindrance, impediment, handicap, disadvantage, restriction, limitation; snag, hitch, catch, drawback, difficulty, problem, weakness, defect, pitfall, complication; informal fly in the ointment, hiccup, facer; Brit. informal spanner in the works; N. Amer. informal monkey wrench in the works. ANTONYMS advantage, benefit.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stumblingly

st ú m bling ly 副詞 1 よろめき [つまずき ]ながら .2 つかえつかえ, しどろもどろに .