obstruction vs roadblock

obstruction and roadblock both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
obstruction	Yes	No	No	No
roadblock	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, roadblock is a hyponym of obstruction; that is, roadblock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than obstruction:

obstruction: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
roadblock: any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

Other hyponyms of obstruction include barrier, hang-up, hitch, rub, snag, hurdle, stymie, stymy.

obstruction (noun)	roadblock (noun)
getting in someone's way	a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
the act of obstructing	any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
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

obstruction vs roadblock

obstruction and roadblock both are nouns.

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