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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)
- The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
- Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally
- Synonyms: obstacle, impediment, hindrance
- 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)
- block (something that prevents passing)
- obstruction
Further reading
- “obstruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
obstruction (plural obstructiones)
- obstruction
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reprimand
English
Etymology
From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) (noun) IPA(key): /???p??m??nd/
- (Received Pronunciation) (verb) IPA(key): /???p??m??nd/, /??p???m??nd/
- Rhymes: -??nd
- (General American) (noun) IPA(key): /???p.???mænd/
- (General American) (verb) IPA(key): /???p.???mænd/, /???p.???mænd/
- Rhymes: -ænd
Noun
reprimand (plural reprimands)
- A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
Translations
Verb
reprimand (third-person singular simple present reprimands, present participle reprimanding, simple past and past participle reprimanded)
- To reprove in a formal or official way.
- 1983. Rosen, Stanley. Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image. South Bend, Indiana, USA: St. Augustine’s Press. p. 62.
- He is struck by Antinous, who is in turn reprimanded by one of the “proud young men” courting Penelope:
- 1983. Rosen, Stanley. Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image. South Bend, Indiana, USA: St. Augustine’s Press. p. 62.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:reprehend
Translations
See also
- admonish
- admonition
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reprehension
- reproof
- reproval
- reprove
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