āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
obstruct
/ÉbstÉšËĘkt/
to obstruct
01
āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to prevent something or someone from moving forward or progressing smoothly
Transitive: to obstruct access or movement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The construction materials on the sidewalk obstructed pedestrian movement.
āĻĢā§āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĨā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻĨāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to deliberately create challenges or difficulties that slow down or prevent the smooth advancement or development of something
Transitive: to obstruct development of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The upcoming strike has the potential to obstruct regular business operations.
āĻāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to block or impede the view of something by positioning oneself or another object in the path
Transitive: to obstruct a view
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The dense fog obstructed visibility, making it difficult for drivers to see the road ahead.
āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
obstructed
obstructer
obstruction
obstruct
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
