OBSTRUCT vs EMBARRASS: NOUN
- An obstruction.
- N/A
OBSTRUCT vs EMBARRASS: VERB
- Block passage through
- Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.
- To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
- Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- Cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
- Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
OBSTRUCT vs EMBARRASS: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing
- To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard
- To be or get in the way of (a view or something to be seen). : block.
- To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.
- To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: : hinder.
- To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert.
- To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede.
- To involve in or hamper with financial difficulties.
- To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs.
- To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct
- To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to make (a person) unpleasantly self-conscious; to perplex; to discompose; to disconcert.
OBSTRUCT vs EMBARRASS: OTHER WORD TYPES
- To hinder from passing; stop; impede in any way; check.
- To retard; interrupt; delay: as, progress is often obstructed by difficulties, though not entirely stopped.
- Synonyms To bar, barricade, blockade, arrest, clog, choke, dam up, embarrass, See obstacle.
- To block up; stop up or close, as a way or passage; fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent passing.
- To hamper or impede as with entanglements; encumber; render intricate or difficult; beset with difficulties; confuse or perplex, as conflicting circumstances, pecuniary complications, etc.: as, public affairs are embarrassed; want of order tends to embarrass business; the merchant is embarrassed by the unfavorable state of the market, or by his liabilities.
- To perplex mentally; confuse the thoughts or perceptions of; discompose; disconcert; abash: as, an abrupt address may embarrass a young lady.
- Synonyms To hinder, impede, obstruct, harass, distress, clog, hamper.
- Embarrass, Puzzle, Perplex. To embarrass, literally, is to bar one's way, to impede one's progress in a particular direction, to hamper one's actions; hence, to make it difficult for one to know what is best to be done; also, to confuse or disconcert one so that one has not for a time one's usual judgment or presence of mind. To puzzle, literally, is to pose or give a hard question to, to put into a state of uncertainty where decision is difficult or impossible; it applies equally to opinion and to conduct. To perplex, literally, is to inclose, as in the meshes of a net, to entangle one's judgment so that one is at a loss what to think or how to act. Embarrass expresses most of uncomfortable feeling and mental confusion.
- Cause to be embarrassed
- Cause to feel self-conscious
OBSTRUCT vs EMBARRASS: RELATED WORDS
- Derail, Obstruction, Disrupt, Interfere, Impeding, Close up, Stymy, Jam, Blockade, Block, Occlude, Embarrass, Stymie, Hinder, Impede
- Interfere, Disturb, Bother, Disrupt, Confuse, Annoy, Frustrate, Humiliate, Stymy, Abash, Blockade, Block, Hinder, Stymie, Obstruct
OBSTRUCT vs EMBARRASS: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Thwart, Undermine, Disturb, Derail, Disrupt, Impeding, Close up, Jam, Blockade, Block, Occlude, Embarrass, Stymie, Hinder, Impede
- Impede, Disgrace, Shame, Disturb, Disrupt, Confuse, Annoy, Frustrate, Humiliate, Abash, Blockade, Block, Hinder, Stymie, Obstruct
OBSTRUCT vs EMBARRASS: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Located so not to obstruct vehicle sight lines.
- Remain calm and do not obstruct emergency personnel.
- It did not have to obstruct its investigation.
- Vegetation cannot obstruct views to signs and billboards.
- What can obstruct galaxies spinning in one direction in a certain field will necessarily also obstruct galaxies spinning in the opposite way.
- Halsbury defines contempt as consisting of words spoken or written which obstruct or tend to obstruct the administration of justice.
- In essence, the Bureau became an active participant in a conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruct Congress.
- The project will obstruct or partially obstruct publicly accessible views of the scenic resource.
- The event shall not obstruct safe vehicular and pedestrian circulation, nor obstruct access by emergency service providers.
- This definition includes threats to obstruct, as well as attempts to obstruct, in addition to actually taking actions to obstruct.
- What if they embarrass me in some way?
- Phillips wants to embarrass the Church into submission.
- Be very careful not to embarrass the giver.
- BEFORE you embarrass yourself to friends and family.
- Exhibit C was being used to embarrass defendants.
- You want to call them and embarrass me.
- Due to this effect, not embarrass with fans.
- Did you have to embarrass me like that?
- Did Laci ever embarrass him in social situations?
- It is forbidden for a person to embarrass a fellow Jew, and even more to embarrass a fellow Jew in public.
OBSTRUCT vs EMBARRASS: QUESTIONS
- Is it an offence to obstruct free passage of the highway?
- Can a vehicle obstruct the clear width of an accessible route?
- What is the offence to assault or obstruct a police officer?
- How does plaque obstruct the abdominal aorta affect blood flow?
- Can minority members of Co-operative societies obstruct redevelopment projects?
- Is a defendant's endeavor to obstruct justice sufficient?
- Why was Meza charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice?
- Why does high concentration of DNA templates obstruct PCR?
- Who enlisted to obstruct the Watergate investigation?
- Does miscommunication obstruct and obscure communication?
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- Did Ewan Murray embarrass himself with his Twitter attack?
- Did 'friends' lack of diversity 'embarrass' co-creator?