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obstacle

/ˈɒbstəkl̩/
noun
  1. Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress

    "A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese."

Synonymsbarrier, complication, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, snag

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