Obstacle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that opposes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which opposes or stands in the way; something that obstructs progress; a hindrance or obstruction.
  • n. Objection; opposition.
  • n. Synonyms Difficulty, Obstacle, Obstruction, Impediment, check, barrier. A difficulty embarrasses, an obstacle stops us. We remove [or overcome] the one, we surmount the other. Generally the first expresses something arising from the nature and circumstances of the affair; the second something arising from a foreign cause. An obstruction blocks the passage, and is generally put in the way intentionally. An impediment literally clogs the feet and so may continue with one, hindering his progress, while a difficulty once overcome, an obstacle once surmounted, or an obstruction once broken down, leaves one free to go forward without hindrance.
  • Obstinate; stubborn.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
  • n. an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
  • Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    obstruction    impediment    hindrance    difficulty    obstuction    prevention    barrage    snag    ne plus ultra    rub   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    barrier    difficulty    impediment    hazard    objection    limitation    disaster    challenge    complication    hardship