obstruct

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  2. verb block passage through
  3. verb shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

Etymology

From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass

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