obstruct

Meaning

1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

Synonyms

block

hinder

impede

stop

🛑

prevent

bar

oppose

check

block up

hamper

thwart

Hinder

blockade

interfere

restrain

forbid

deter

delay

interrupt

inhibit

retard

intercept

detain

embarrass

resist

stymie

occlude

halt

plug

stop up

jam

stymy

hold back

disturb

frustrate

stonewall

prohibit

block the way

close up

obturate

interfere with

forestall

hold up

be in the way

stem

shut

cover

stand in the way of

barricade

preclude

Translations

obstruer

barrer

ostruire

bloquer

versperren

obstruir

empêcher

🛑

estorbar

entraver

ostacolare

obstruir

hindern

belemmeren

impedire

verhindern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əbˈstɹʌkt/

Etymology

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