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obstructionism

/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən.ɪz(.ə)m/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
ob-struc-tion-ism
IPA
/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən.ɪz(.ə)m/
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English obstruction Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English obstructionism From obstruction + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən.ɪz(.ə)m/

Usage

Inflected Forms

obstructionisms (plural)

Derived Forms

obstructionist

Questions

How do you pronounce obstructionism?
The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən.ɪz(.ə)m/.
What does obstructionism mean?
A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body.
Where does obstructionism come from?
Etymology tree English obstruction Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English obstructionism From obstruction + -ism.

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