different between obstruct vs disallow
obstruct
English
Etymology
From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?st??kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Verb
obstruct (third-person singular simple present obstructs, present participle obstructing, simple past and past participle obstructed)
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
- To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block.
- To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
- To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:hinder
Derived terms
- deobstruct
- obstructed
- obstructedly
- unobstructed
- unobstructedly
Related terms
Translations
obstruct From the web:
- what obstructs marine flow
- what obstruction means
- what obstructive sleep apnea
- what obstructs wifi signals
- what obstruction of justice
- what obstructive jaundice
- what restrictions
- what restrictions apply to provisional licenses
disallow
English
Etymology
From Middle English disallowen, desallowen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman desalouer, Old French desalöer; synchronically analyzable as dis- +? allow.
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d?s??la?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Verb
disallow (third-person singular simple present disallows, present participle disallowing, simple past and past participle disallowed)
- To refuse to allow
- The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.
- To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper
- The goal was disallowed because the player was offside.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:prohibit
Related terms
- disallowance
Translations
disallow From the web:
- what disallowed means
- disallowance what does that mean
- what does disallow tell a robot
- what are disallowable expenses
- what is disallowed loss
- what is disallowed ftb eitc
- what does disallowed mean on unemployment
- what does disallowed key characters mean
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