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Word: Obstacle
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin obstaculum, from obstare ‘impede’, from ob- ‘against’ + stare ‘stand’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒbstəkl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress
Short Definition:thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress
Examples:- the major obstacle to achieving that goal is money
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