obstruction
/əbˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/əbˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n/
əbˈstrʌkʃən
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
əb - ˈstrʌkʃən -> obstruction
Myanmar meaning
(n) ဟန့်တားခြင်း။ ပိတ်ပင်ခြင်း။
Full entry
obstruction /ǝb'strʌkʃn/ n
၁။ [U] တားဆီးပိတ်ပင်ခြင်း။ ပိတ်ဆို့မှု။ obstruction of the factory gates ❍ be arrested for obstruction.
၂။ [C] ကန့်လန့်ခံနေသော အရာ။ ပိတ်ဆို့မှု။ an operation to remove an obstruction in the throat ❍ obstructions on the road (eg fallen trees) ❍ Your car is causing an obstruction (ie getting in the way of others).
၃။ [U] (sport ) မတရားပိတ်ဆို့ခြင်း။ be penalized for obstruction.
❏ obstructionism /-ʃǝnÇzǝm/ n [U] ဖျက်လိုဖျက်ဆီး လုပ်ခြင်း။ ကဖျက်ယဖျက်လုပ်ခြင်း။ obstructionist /-Çst/ n, adj
More examples
- They’re going to operate on an obstruction in her colon.
- You will be charged with obstruction of a public footpath.
- Check that there is no obstruction of the patient’s airway.
- Obstruction of food shipments by the rebels
- She was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice.
- He was criticized for his obstruction of efforts to rebuild the war-torn country.
- Collett won a free kick for obstruction.
Synonyms
obstacle, barrier, impediment, hindrance, stumbling block, hitch, difficulty, bar, barricade, block, blockade, blockage, blocking, booby trap, check, checkmate, circumvention, gridlock, hamper, hurdle, interference, jam, lock, monkey wrench, mountain, restraint, roadblock, snag, stop, stoppage, trammel, trouble, wall
Antonyms
advantage, aid, assistance, beginning, boost, contentment, continuation, go, help, liberation, opening, peace, promotion, start, support
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