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    Ob·sta·cle
    /ˈäbztək(ə)l/

    noun

    • 1. a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress: "the major obstacle to achieving that goal is money"
  2. The meaning of OBSTACLE is something that impedes progress or achievement. How to use obstacle in a sentence.

  3. something that blocks you so that movement, going forward, or action is prevented or made more difficult: The biggest obstacle in our way was a tree trunk in the road. This decision has removed the last obstacle to the hostages ' release. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. a problem.

  4. something that blocks you so that movement, going forward, or action is prevented or made more difficult: The biggest obstacle in our way was a tree trunk in the road. This decision has removed the last obstacle to the hostages ' release. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. a problem.

  5. Any obstruction designed or employed to disrupt, fix, turn, or block the movement of an opposing force, and to impose additional losses in personnel, time, and equipment on the opposing force. Obstacles can be natural, manmade, or a combination of both.

  6. An obstacle is something, material or nonmaterial, that stands in the way of literal or figurative progress: Lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement. An obstruction is something that more or less completely blocks a passage: A blood clot is an obstruction to the circulation.

  7. noun. something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted. “lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement”. “the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education”. synonyms: obstruction.

  8. an object that is in your way and that makes it difficult for you to move forward. The area was full of streams and bogs and other natural obstacles. He managed with difficulty to negotiate the obstacles strewn across the floor. (in showjumping) a fence, etc. for a horse to jump over.

  9. An obstacle is something, material or nonmaterial, that stands in the way of literal or figurative progress: Lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement. An obstruction is something that more or less completely blocks a passage: A blood clot is an obstruction to the circulation.

  10. noun. /ˈɑbstɪkl/. obstacle (to something/to doing something) a situation, an event, etc. that makes it difficult for you to do or achieve something synonym hindrance A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.

  11. something that makes it difficult for you to go somewhere or to succeed at something: to overcome an obstacle.

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