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obstruction
NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. obstruction
  2. 2. prevention
The act of blocking, preventing, or stopping something from happening, often by force or deliberate action. It is used in contexts where someone actively intervenes to halt a plan, movement, or undesirable event.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

That one remark stopped the argument from blowing up.

Sentence 2

Please do everything you can to stop the damage from spreading.

Sentence 3

Her "don't do it" stopped me from making the worst decision.

Sentence 4

If I'd apologized sooner, I could have stopped things from going south!

Sentence 5

She said, "Let's stay quiet for now and stop the conflict."