2
hamper(noun, help, open, block, jam)
2
hitch(noun, disorder, block, delay, difficulty)
2
holdup(noun, block, delay, difficulty, weakness)
2
interdiction
2
plug(noun, hindrance)
2
prevention(noun, stop, halt, delay, reserve)
2
red tape(expression, difficulty, weakness, burden, defect)
2
retardation(weakness, impairment, disablement)
2
setback(difficulty, weakness, problem, obstacle, impairment)
2
shackle(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, restraint)
2
slowdown(strike, protest, stoppage, walkout)
2
snarl(noun, hindrance, jam, obstruction, deadlock)
2
suppression(noun, delay, reserve, hindrance, suspension)
2
suspension(noun, delay, deadlock, stalemate, standstill)
2
tie-up(noun, delay, strike, protest, stoppage)
2
traffic jam(noun, expression, idiom)
2
traverse(noun, help, open, jam, obstruction)
2
wall(noun, help, open, disorder, block)
1
abeyance(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest)
1
afterthought
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