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obstruction

noun
/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən/UK

Etymology

From Latin obstructio (“hindrance”), from obstruo (“build against, block, stop”).

  1. derived from obstructio

Definitions

  1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

  2. Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally

    • The referee stopped play because of an obstruction by the defender.

  3. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course

    The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

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Derived

bowel obstruction, deobstruction, disobstruction, intestinal obstruction, nasal obstruction, obstructional, obstructionism, obstructionist, obstruction of justice, pseudo-obstruction, pseudoobstruction

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at obstruction. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at obstruction. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at obstruction

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA