obstruction

Noun

• getting in someone's way

• the act of obstructing
  • obstruction of justice
    

• 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
    

• the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

• any structure that makes progress difficult

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  obstacle , blockage , obstructor , obstructer , impediment , impedimenta