blockage

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
noun an obstruction in a pipe or tube
noun the act of blocking

From block + -age.

We'll know right away if there's any kind of blockage. — Life Blood, Thomas Hoover
"But a skilled psychist can discover, inside of five minutes, when a narco-hypnotized subject is carrying a load of false memories, and in time, and not too much time, all that top layer of false memories and blockages can be peeled off. — Time Crime, H. Beam Piper

obstruction

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