| stricture | |
| stumbling-block | |
| bulwark | |
| closure(noun, obstruction, stoppage, barrier, barricade) | |
| crimp(noun, difficulty, restraint, arrest, hindrance) | |
| entanglement(noun, hindrance, complication, multiplicity, complicacy) | |
| inhibition(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, reserve) | |
| interception | |
| liability | |
| remora | |
| sticking point | |
| jam(noun, check, block, delay, hindrance) | |
| opposition(noun, restraint, caution, hindrance, impediment) | |
| fence(noun, difficulty, hindrance, problem, obstruction) | |
| hamper(noun, trouble, help, open, block) | |
| hardship(noun, trouble, difficulty, bar, pain) | |
| impasse(noun, trouble, defeat, draw, blow) | |
| interruption(noun, break, halt, difficulty, restraint) | |
| setback(noun, check, disorder, defeat, delay) | |
| trammel(noun, disorder, block, difficulty, weakness) |
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