different between inhibit vs obstruction

inhibit

English

Etymology

From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibe? (I hold in, check, restrain), from in (in, at, on), + habe? (I have, hold, keep).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n?h?b?t/
  • Rhymes: -?b?t

Verb

inhibit (third-person singular simple present inhibits, present participle inhibiting, simple past and past participle inhibited)

  1. (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hinder
  2. (Philippines) To recuse.

Derived terms

  • disinhibit

Related terms

Translations


Catalan

Etymology

From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibe? (I hold in, check, restrain), from in (in, at, on), + habe? (I have, hold, keep).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /in.i?bit/
  • Rhymes: -it

Verb

inhibit m (feminine inhibida, masculine plural inhibits, feminine plural inhibides)

  1. past participle of inhibir

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obstruction

English

Etymology

From Latin obstructio (hindrance), from obstruo (build against, block, stop).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?b?st??k.??n/

Noun

obstruction (countable and uncountable, plural obstructions)

  1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
  2. Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally
    Synonyms: obstacle, impediment, hindrance
  3. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

Synonyms

  • block
  • hindrance
  • impedance
  • roadblock
  • stop
  • See also Thesaurus:hindrance

Derived terms

  • deobstruction

Translations


French

Etymology

From Latin obstr?cti?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p.st?yk.sj??/

Noun

obstruction f (plural obstructions)

  1. block (something that prevents passing)
  2. obstruction

Further reading

  • “obstruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Noun

obstruction (plural obstructiones)

  1. obstruction

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