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ob⋅struc⋅tion

  [uhb-struhk-shuhn]
–noun
1. something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
2. an act or instance of obstructing.
3. the state of being obstructed.
4. the delaying or preventing of business before a deliberative body, esp. a legislative group, by parliamentary contrivances.
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Origin:
1525–35; < L obstructiōn- (s. of obstructiō) barrier. See obstruct, -ion

Synonyms:
1. barrier, bar, impediment. See obstacle. 3. stoppage.

Antonyms:
1, 3. encouragement.
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ob·struc·tion   (əb-strŭk'shən, ŏb-)   
n.  

  1. One that obstructs; an obstacle. See Synonyms at obstacle.

    1. The act or an instance of obstructing.

    2. The condition of being obstructed.

  3. The act of causing a delay or an attempt to cause a delay in the conduct of business, especially in a legislative body.

  4. Sports The act of impeding another player in a match or race.

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Word Origin & History

obstruction 
1533, from L. obstructionem (nom. obstructio) "a building up," from obstructus, pp. of obstruere "block up, build up, hinder," from ob "against" + struere "to pile, build" (see structure). Obstruct is attested from 1611.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ob·struc·tion
Pronunciation: &b-'str&k-sh&n, äb-
Function: noun
1 a : an act of obstructing b : a condition of being clogged or blocked obstruction> obstruction due to thyroid disease>
2 : something that obstructs
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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obstruction ob·struc·tion (əb-strŭk'shən, ŏb-)
n.

  1. The blocking of a body passage, as by clogging or stricture.

  2. The state of being obstructed.

  3. Something, such as a mass or stricture, that obstructs.

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