obstructionist

/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

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""And you, sir, have lived an unimaginative obstructionist and never can hope now to emerge from it.""
"The obstructionists didn't have their own plan, but they counted, successfully, on delay to frustrate any alternative."

Etymology tree English obstruction Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English obstructionist From obstruction + -ist.

obstructionists (plural) more obstructionist (comparative) most obstructionist (superlative)

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How do you pronounce obstructionist?

The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/.

What does obstructionist mean?

Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.

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