əbˈstrʌkʃən n. 1
the act or an
instance of blocking; the
state of
being blocked. 2 the act of
making or the state of becoming
more or
less impassable. 3 an
obstacle or
blockage. 4 the retarding of
progress by
deliberate delays,
esp. of
Parliamentary business. 5
Sport the act of unlawfully obstructing
another player. 6
Med. a blockage in a
bodily passage, esp. in an
intestine. øøobstructionism n. (in
sense 4). obstructionist n. (in sense 4). [L obstructio (as OBSTRUCT)]