obstruction

/əbˈstrʌkʃən/

意味: 妨害、障害物

例文: Chair-kun removed the path’s obstruction.
　　  チェアくんは道の障害物を取り除いた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: traffic obstruction(交通障害), airway obstruction(気道閉塞), legal obstruction(法的妨害)

定義: 何かが進むのを妨げることや、何かを邪魔することを指します。例えば、道を塞ぐものや、計画を邪魔する行動などが含まれます。物理的な障害物や、意図的に何かを遅らせたり止めたりする行為も「obstruction」と呼ばれます。

obstructionは約300,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: any structure that makes progress difficult
Noun: the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
Noun: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
Noun: the act of obstructing
Noun: getting in someone’s way

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The road closure caused a major obstruction for commuters.(道路閉鎖が通勤者に大きな障害をもたらした。)
Her constant talking was an obstruction to our work.(彼女の絶え間ない話し声が仕事の妨げだった。)
They removed the obstruction blocking the river flow.(彼らは川の流れを妨げる障害物を取り除いた。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: lack of imagination is an obstacle to one’s advancement
Noun: the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education
Noun: the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan
Noun: obstruction of justice

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): blockage, impediment, impedimenta, obstacle, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): hindrance, maneuver, physical condition, structure

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abnormality, acathexia, addiction, agalactia, airdock, albatross, altar, amyxia, analgesia, anesthesia, anestrus, angiotelectasia, anhidrosis, antagonism, arcade, arch, area, arousal, asphyxia, assist, balance, balcony, ball hawking, bascule, baseball play, bind, bloodiness, boarding, body, bridge, building, building complex, catchment, cellularity, coil, cold sweat, colonnade, column, completion, complication, corner, cross, cryptobiosis, deathtrap, defensive structure, deterrence, dilatation, diriment impediment, disorder, door, drag, drive, elastosis, emmetropia, entablature, erection, establishment, estrus, false bottom, false pregnancy, fertility, figure, flatulence, flexure, floor, footwork, fountain, frustration, good health, guide, honeycomb, house of cards, housing, hull, hypercapnia, hyperpigmentation, hyperthermia, hypocapnia, hypopigmentation, hypothermia, icing, incompatibility, jugglery, jungle gym, lamination, landing, lookout, masonry, memorial, mound, mousetrap, muscularity, myasthenia, normothermia, obstacle, obstruction, oligospermia, oxygen debt, partition, pathological state, platform, poisoning, porch, post and lintel, potency, prefab, pregnancy, prevention, projection, public works, rigor mortis, safety blitz, sail, sedation, set-back, shelter, shoebox, signboard, sleep, stadium, sterility, straitjacket, stroke, superstructure, supporting structure, suspended animation, takeaway, torpor, tower, transept, trestlework, vaulting, vitalization, wakefulness, ways, wellhead, wind tunnel

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): bar, barrier, blockade, blockage, blocking, check, hang-up, hindrance, hurdle, intestinal obstruction, obstacle, obstruction of justice, stall, stymie, tamponade, tumbler

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: block, impede, obstruct

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: general

Grammatical Notes:

countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): tion

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: negative