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阻礙 — meaning in English

zǔ ài

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English meaning

  • disruption noun A break in the normal flow, order, or continuity of something.
  • distraction noun Something that pulls your attention away from what you should be doing.
  • disturbance noun An interruption of calm or normal order, often noisy or unsettling.
  • glitch noun A small, usually temporary problem or fault, especially in a machine, computer, or software.
  • impairment noun A weakening or reduction in how well something functions.
  • impede verb To slow down or get in the way of progress.
  • perturbation noun Agitation; the state of being perturbed.
  • prevent verb To stop something from happening, or to keep someone from doing something.
  • trouble noun A difficult, worrying, or dangerous situation or problem.

Senses

阻礙 is used for these senses in English:

  • disruption An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
  • distraction The process of being distracted.
  • disturbance The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
  • fetter (transitive) To restrain or impede; to hamper.
  • glitch (countable) A problem affecting function.
  • impairment The result of being impaired.
  • impede (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
  • perturbation (uncountable) Agitation; the state of being perturbed

disruption — full definition

  1. noun A break in the normal flow, order, or continuity of something.
  2. noun An event of sustained disorder or breakdown.

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