obstacle

English · Français · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

obstacle

\ɔp.stakl\
[ɔp.stakl] France
[ɔp.stakl]

Where it comes from

Du latin obstaculum, de obstare.

noun obstacles

Ce qui empêche de passer. L’assaillant trouvait un premier obstacle formé d’une barrière de bois couverte d’un appentis.
Sorte de barrière que l'on installe sur le parcours de certaines courses. Saut d’obstacles.
figuratively Ce qui empêche qu’une personne n’arrive à son but, ne parvienne à ses fins ou qu’une chose ne se fasse, ne réussisse. Si des obstacles vous barrent la route, ne baissez pas les bras pour autant.

Thesaurus

noun

In English

hamper anything which impedes
hiccup minor setback
hurdle obstacle
fetter anything that restricts or restrains in any way
setback adverse event, obstacle
obstacle something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
hindrance something which hinders

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"obstacle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/obstacle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

obstacle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/obstacle

Chicago

"obstacle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/obstacle.

BibTeX

@misc{obstacle_2026,
  title = {obstacle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/obstacle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}