barrier
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barrier¹
- /ˈbæɹi.ə/ UK
- /ˈbaɹɪjə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈbæɹi.ɚ/ US
- /ˈbɛɹi.ɚ/ US
- /ˈbæɹi.ə/ Australia
- /ˈbɛɹi.ə/ New Zealand
- /ˈbaɾe.əɾ/ Scotland
- /ˈbaɾi.ə/ Wales
Rhymes with -æɹiə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English barrer, barrere, barryȝer, from Anglo-Norman barrere (compare French barrière), from barre (“bar”).
noun barriers
- A structure that bars passage. The bus went through a railway barrier and was hit by a train.
- An obstacle or impediment. Even a small fee can be a barrier for some students.
- A boundary or limit. Few marathon runners break the three-hour time barrier.
- A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A.
- A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.
- The lists in a tournament.
- A martial exercise of the 15th and 16th centuries.
verb barriers · barriering · barriered
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To block or obstruct with a barrier.
Similar: bar
Barrier²
proper noun Barriers
- A surname from French.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: roadblock, barricade, gate, bulwark, railing, fence, wall, rampart, threshold, screen, parapet, way, shelf, bar, rail, curtain
Translations
Every language
noun structure that bars passage
| Español | barrera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 장벽 jangbyeok |
| 日本語 | 障壁 shōheki |
| 中文 | 障 zhàng, 柵欄 /栅栏 zhàlán |
| Kiswahili | kizuizi |
| Português | barreira |
| Français | barrière |
| Deutsch | Sperre, Schranke, Schlagbaum, Barriere, Absperrung |
| Italiano | barriera |
| Ελληνικά | φράγμα frágma |
| Română | barieră |
| Русский | барье́р barʹjér, шлагба́ум šlagbáum |
| العربية | حَاجِز ḥājiz |
| עברית | מַחְסוֹם makhsóm |
noun obstacle or impediment
| Español | barrera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 장애 jang'ae |
| 日本語 | 障害 shōgai |
| 中文 | 障 zhàng, 障礙 /障碍 zhàng'ài |
| हिन्दी | बाधा bādhā, रुकावट rukāvaṭ |
| Kiswahili | kizuizi |
| Português | obstáculo |
| Français | barrière |
| Deutsch | Barriere, Hindernis, Hürde |
| Italiano | barriera |
| Ελληνικά | φράγμα frágma |
| Română | barieră |
| Русский | барье́р barʹjér, препя́тствие prepjátstvije, прегра́да pregráda |
| Tiếng Việt | chướng ngại |
| العربية | عَقَبَة ʕaqaba, حَاجِز ḥājiz |
Talk about this word "barrier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/barrier. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. barrier. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/barrier "barrier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/barrier.Cite this
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title = {barrier},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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