Obstacle Definition

ŏbstə-kəl
obstacles
noun
obstacles
Anything that gets in the way or hinders; impediment; obstruction; hindrance.
Webster's New World
Something that stands in the way of or holds up progress.
The road crew removed the obstacle of the fallen tree limb. We had to overcome many obstacles to put on this show.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Obstacle

Noun

Singular:
obstacle
Plural:
obstacles

Origin of Obstacle

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin obstāculum from obstāre to hinder ob- against ob– stāre to stand stā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French obstacle.

    From Wiktionary

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