| hamper(noun, help, open, block, jam) |
| hitch(noun, disorder, block, delay, difficulty) |
| holdup(noun, block, delay, difficulty, weakness) |
| interdiction |
| plug(noun, hindrance) |
| prevention(noun, stop, halt, delay, reserve) |
| red tape(expression, difficulty, weakness, burden, defect) |
| retardation(weakness, impairment, disablement) |
| setback(difficulty, weakness, problem, obstacle, impairment) |
| shackle(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, restraint) |
| slowdown(strike, protest, stoppage, walkout) |
| snarl(noun, hindrance, jam, obstruction, deadlock) |
| suppression(noun, delay, reserve, hindrance, suspension) |
| suspension(noun, delay, deadlock, stalemate, standstill) |
| tie-up(noun, delay, strike, protest, stoppage) |
| traffic jam(noun, expression, idiom) |
| traverse(noun, help, open, jam, obstruction) |
| wall(noun, help, open, disorder, block) |
| abeyance(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest) |
| afterthought |