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obstacle

/ˈɑbstəkəl/

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What does obstacle mean?

noun

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

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/ˈɑbstəkəl/

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Why, everything adheres together, that no dram of a scruple, no scruple of a scruple, no obstacle, no incredulous or unsafe circumstance.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
I knew that to Ned Land, as well as to all other navigators who had preceded us, this was an inevitable obstacle.
Jules VerneTwenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #164
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One hesitates to think that passion swayed her in being rid of the infant obstacle to the fifth marriage of her contemplation.
Victor MacClureShe Stands AccusedProject Gutenberg ebook #488
This relative impotence of democratic republics is, perhaps, the greatest obstacle to the foundation of a republic of this kind in Europe.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815
The very possession of wealth might indeed have proved an obstacle greater even than the humble means to which they were born.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935