Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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obstruction | Yes | No | No | No |
impediment | Yes | No | No | No |
obstruction (noun) | impediment (noun) |
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getting in someone's way | any structure that makes progress difficult |
the act of obstructing | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress |
any structure that makes progress difficult | |
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | |
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction |