obstruct

verb
UK: /əbˈstrʌkt/
US: /əbˈstrʌkt/

  1. To block a road, passage, entrance, or way, making it difficult or impossible to pass.

    1. Fallen trees obstruct the road.
    2. Protesters tried to obstruct traffic to highlight their cause and gain attention.

  2. To impede, hinder, or prevent the progress, flow, action, or accomplishment of something.

    1. Don't obstruct the investigation.
    2. The defendant was charged with attempting to obstruct justice during the trial.

Synonyms

block impede hinder prevent delay stop thwart frustrate
obstruct adjective

  1. Creating an obstruction; causing an impediment.

    1. The fallen tree was an obstruct.
    2. The obstruct branch was in middle of road and created a dangerous situation for drivers.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "obstruct" in English means: To block a road, passage, entrance, or way, making it difficult or impossible to pass., To impede, hinder, or prevent the progress, flow, action, or accomplishment of something..

The phonetic transcription of "obstruct" is /əbˈstrʌkt/ in British English and /əbˈstrʌkt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "obstruct": block, impede, hinder, prevent, delay, stop, thwart, frustrate.

Example usage of "obstruct": "Fallen trees obstruct the road.". More examples on the page.