Obstruction
Obstruction , noun
[Latin obstructio.]
1.
The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
2.
That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
A popular assembly free from obstruction.
3.
The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death. [Poetic]
To die, and go we know not where,
To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot.
Disparity in age seems a greater obstacle to an intimate friendship than inequality of fortune.
The king expected to meet with all the obstructions and difficulties his enraged enemies could lay in his way.