obstacle

Definitions


[ˈɒbstəkl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress
(e.g: the major obstacle to achieving that goal is money)


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Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin obstaculum, from obstare ‘impede’, from ob- ‘against’ + stare ‘stand’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries