obstacle

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɒbstəkl̩/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈɑbstəkl̩/

Noun

obstacle (plural obstacles)

1. Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress

   A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.

Synonyms

• impediment
• hindrance
• hurdle
• barrier
• complication
• snag
• See also Thesaurus:hindrance

Translations

• French: obstacle
• German: Hindernis
• Italian: ostacolo, inciampo
• Portuguese: obstáculo, estorvo, impedimento, empecilho, obstrução, entrave, óbice, barreira, tolhimento, trambolho, travanca
• Russian: препя́тствие
• Spanish: obstáculo, óbice, traba, estorbo

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