The meaning of OBSTRUCTION is the state of being obstructed; especially : a condition of being clogged or blocked. How to use obstruction in a sentence.

OBSTRUCTION definition: 1. something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the…. Learn more.

An obstruction blocks things, like a roadblock prevents drivers to enter a street or a piece of food cuts off your windpipe. All types of obstructions block things. If you put a shelf in your doorway, …

An obstruction is something that blocks a road or path. He was irritated by drivers parking near his house and causing an obstruction.

obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"

Obstruction is the act of deliberately delaying something or preventing something from happening, usually in business, law, or government. Mr. Anderson refused to let them in and now faces a criminal charge of obstruction.

an act or instance of obstructing. the state of being obstructed. the delaying or preventing of business before a deliberative body, especially a legislative group, by parliamentary contrivances.

Definition of obstruction noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable, countable] the fact of trying to prevent something/somebody from making progress. He was arrested for obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty. The asylum seekers had to contend with continued bureaucratic obstruction.