obstacle
//ˈɒbstəkəl//
Forms
- Plural
- obstacles
Definitions
1.Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
- A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4099
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English obstacle
From Old French obstacle
From Latin obstāculum.