obstacle

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English obstacle, from Old French obstacle, from Latin obstāculum. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒbstəkəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑbstəkəl/ Hyphenation: ob‧sta‧cle === Noun === obstacle (plural obstacles) Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Synonyms ==== impediment hindrance hurdle barrier complication snag See also Thesaurus:hindrance ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Casebolt, costable == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin obstāculum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [upsˈta.klə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [opsˈta.klə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [opsˈta.kle] === Noun === obstacle m (plural obstacles) obstacle ==== Derived terms ==== obstaculitzar === Further reading === “obstacle”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin obstāculum, from obstō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔp.stakl/ === Noun === obstacle m (plural obstacles) obstacle ==== Derived terms ==== course d'obstacles faire obstacle saut d'obstacles === Further reading === “obstacle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012