congestion

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
2. (countable, uncountable) The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
3. (countable, uncountable) An excess or accumulation of something.
4. (countable, uncountable) An excess or accumulation of something.
5. (countable, uncountable) An excess or accumulation of something.

Synonyms

traffic jam

jam

accumulation

throng

obstruction

hustle and bustle

crowding

stagnation

influx

over-crowding

hyperemia

delay

overcrowding

engorgement

crowd

rush

crush

disease

engaged

flood

flood tide

flow

gathering

gridlock

grouping

heap

high tide

hindrance

hoarding

holdup

impediment

inflow

obstacle

overpopulation

pile

piling

press

puddle

retention

scrimmage

squeeze

thickness

tie-up

tightness

traffic congestion

snarl-up

falling into arrears

pent-up feelings

overbuilding

engaged line

Translations

congestión

congestion

embouteillage

encombrement

Stau

congestione

bouchon

bloedaandrang

Stauung

tıkanıklık

opstopping

congestão

congestió

congestie

Blutandrang

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: congestioun

In summary

From late Middle English congestioun, from Old French [Term?], from Latin congestĭō (“heap, accumulation”), from congerō (“to bring together, accumulate, heap up”), formed by the root gerō (“to carry”) and the prefix con-.

Sentences

Explicit congestion notification is proposed as the congestion avoidance policy .