obstacle
something that obstructs or hinders progress.
Origin of obstacle
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How to use obstacle in a sentence
She fails to appreciate the congressional and constitutional obstacles Johnson had to overcome to win passage of the bill.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe experience, though, did create some political obstacles for Bentivolio.
Kerry Bentivolio: The Congressman Who Believes in Santa Claus | Ben Jacobs | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut while the obstacles to evidence-based governance are formidable, they are not insurmountable.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball? | Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo perhaps the barbed wire and the machinations of the plot did duty for other obstacles that stood between myself and freedom.
The Stacks: How The Berlin Wall Inspired John le Carré’s First Masterpiece | John le Carré | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe villains are the fantastical obstacles that represent real life challenges.
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero | Regina Lizik | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The obstacles operating against the development of enterprises and employment of foreign capital to be removed.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanHis fiery enthusiasm swept aside all difficulties; his inventive genius ever showed him the way to surmount all obstacles.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonEdna's desire to see Mademoiselle Reisz had increased tenfold since these unlooked-for obstacles had arisen to thwart it.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThat door and that sentry were obstacles which Garnache saw the futility of attempting to overcome without aid.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniBut the obstacles which should have hindered his assailants hindered Garnache even more at this juncture.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for obstacle
/ (ˈɒbstəkəl) /
a person or thing that opposes or hinders something
British a fence or hedge used in showjumping
Origin of obstacle
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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