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(n)
The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
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An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).
Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
(slang, euphemistic) The buttocks.
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
(uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.
(figurative) An obstacle or impediment.
Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
(idiomatic) Alternative form of stumbling block. [(idiomatic) A hindrance, obstacle or impediment; an opportunity for error.]
The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
(chemistry) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.
(v)
(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
A fall, trip or substantial misstep.
Something that deters.
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
(uncountable) control or caution; reserve
That which discourages a particular behaviour; a deterrent.
Something that constrains; a restriction.
The motion of one who stumbles.
A regulation or limitation that restricts.
A confrontation; a dare.
A heavy load.
The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
A disability or handicap.
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
An indication of potential or imminent danger.
A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
(uncountable) The state of having such a condition; the state of being disabled.
A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
A light blow or jolting collision.
A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
A person engaged in combat, often armed.
(figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
(computing) A remark (programming language statement used for documentation).
A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
(informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
A structure that bars passage.
(heading) To do with a place or places.
A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
The act of applying brakes.
A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
(athletics, equestrianism) An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
(physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
(figuratively) A problem or difficulty with something.
A city and governorate in Jordan, on the Red Sea.
(adj)
preventing movement
Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
(idiomatic) A hindrance, obstacle or impediment; an opportunity for error.
The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity.
(transitive) To check, restrain or control.
(figurative, by extension) An impediment that prohibits the use, adoption, application, etc. of (something).
(by extension) An obstacle or obstruction.
That which hampers; an impediment.
(British, military, slang) Any obstacle (natural or artificial) that gets in the way of progress.
A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
Equipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help, especially military baggage.
(Christianity, law) An impediment to marriage that is impedient, i.e. serves to make the marriage illicit but valid.
Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
An instance of blocking or obstructing.
(idiomatic) A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.
Misspelling of impedance. [The act of impeding; that which impedes; a hindrance.]
A hindrance or impediment.
(figurative) Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
A distressing or dangerous situation.
(figuratively) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.
(agriculture) An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.
An obtrusion; the act of something that obtrudes.
interception; a stopping or obstruction
Something that is not convenient, something that bothers.
Someone that impairs.
(countable, uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)
(Roman Catholicism) An impediment that nullifies marriage.
(uncountable) The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation.
(informal, Australia, Northern US) The turn signal of an automobile.
To make (someone) uncomfortable; to discomfort, to disturb, to trouble.