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- Dictionaryobstruction/əbˈstrʌkʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed: "walkers could proceed with the minimum of obstruction"
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something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the act of blocking something in this way: There's some kind of obstruction on the railway tracks. [ U ] behaviour or actions that prevent something from happening or working correctly:
The meaning of OBSTRUCTION is the state of being obstructed; especially : a condition of being clogged or blocked. How to use obstruction in a sentence.
Obstruction definition: something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance. See examples of OBSTRUCTION used in a sentence.
Obstruction is the act of deliberately delaying something or preventing something from happening, usually in business, law, or government. Mr Guest refused to let them in and now faces a criminal charge of obstruction.
something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the act of blocking something in this way: There's some kind of obstruction on the railroad tracks. [ U ] behavior or actions that prevent something from happening or working correctly:
noun. /əbˈstrʌkʃn/ [uncountable, countable] the fact of trying to prevent something/somebody from making progress. the obstruction of justice. He was arrested for obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty. The asylum seekers had to contend with continued bureaucratic obstruction. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
1. something that obstructs; an obstacle. 2. an act or instance of obstructing. 3. the state of being obstructed. 4. the delaying of business before a deliberative body.
