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Meaning of "obstructiveness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF OBSTRUCTIVENESS

əbˈstrʌktɪvnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSTRUCTIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obstructiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OBSTRUCTIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obstructiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of obstructiveness in the dictionary is the state of deliberately causing difficulties for people.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSTRUCTIVENESS

assertiveness · attentiveness · attractiveness · competitiveness · cost-effectiveness · destructiveness · distinctiveness · effectiveness · ineffectiveness · inquisitiveness · introspectiveness · inventiveness · protectiveness · reactiveness · receptiveness · reflectiveness · repetitiveness · seductiveness · unattractiveness · vindictiveness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSTRUCTIVENESS

obstipation · obstreperate · obstreperous · obstreperously · obstreperousness · obstriction · obstropalous · obstropulous · obstruct · obstructer · obstruction · obstruction of justice · obstructional · obstructionally · obstructionism · obstructionist · obstructive · obstructively · obstructor · obstruent

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSTRUCTIVENESS

activeness · adhesiveness · aggressiveness · appropriateness · awareness · awesomeness · brand awareness · business · closeness · completeness · cuteness · defensiveness · doneness · hoarseness · likeness · oneness · responsiveness · self-awareness · soreness · uniqueness · whiteness

Synonyms and antonyms of obstructiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obstructiveness» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF OBSTRUCTIVENESS

Find out the translation of obstructiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of obstructiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obstructiveness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

obstructiveness
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

obstruccionismo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

obstructiveness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

obstructiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العرقلة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

obstructiveness
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

de obstrução
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

obstructiveness
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

obstructiveness
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Obstruktif
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Obstruktion
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

obstructiveness
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

obstructiveness
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Obstructiveness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

obstructiveness
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

obstructiveness
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अडथळा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

engelleme
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

ostruzionismo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

utrudnianie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

obstructiveness
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

obstructiveness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κωλυσιεργία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dwars
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obstructiveness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obstructiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obstructiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSTRUCTIVENESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of obstructiveness
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «obstructiveness».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obstructiveness

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSTRUCTIVENESS»

Discover the use of obstructiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obstructiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Knowledge, Belief, and Character: Readings in Virtue ...
And just so, if I would rather not have a particular epistemic trait because it appears to be truth-obstructive, this would not be because I regard apparent truth -obstructiveness as itself a bad thing. What I would then be hoping to be without is not ...
Guy Axtell, 2000
2
Parliamentary Debates
With regard to other measures submitted last session — the Land Bill for instance — was any obstructiveness shown by the Council with regard to it I Considerable discussion and opposition arose while the measure was before us —and it ...
Victoria. Parliament, 1866
3
Parliamentary Debates: House of Representatives
... out of sheer obstructiveness, would not—that a line could be erected for £10 which would carry much more than a single wire— he believed it could be done for £7—and there was no reason, excepting the obstructiveness of the Department, ...
New Zealand. Parliament, 1904
4
Parliamentary Debates
Now, taxes levied so as to produce the greatest amount of evil or obstructiveness would affect the more wealthy only by lessening their profits, or by, at most, infringing on their luxuries ; while they would trench on the real necessaries of life so ...
New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, 1877
5
New Testament: suggestions for reformation of Greek text ...
R. E. STORER (pseud. [i.e. Capel Lofft.]) own craft — by sea. after 181w, rexvnv or vauv is under— stood. That is Greek idiom. v. 33. for 11omm r. 6u 10.eoi. for au 'cou; r. vauta; — they knew whither he would sail, and ran thither and ...
R. E. STORER (pseud. [i.e. Capel Lofft.]), 1868
6
New Testament; Suggestions for Reformation of Greek Text ...
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R. E. Storer, 2010
7
The Month: An Illustrated Magazine of Literature, Science ...
Even if the great measures of a Session are not shipwrecked in the Upper House, they can be mutilated and made comparatively inefficient, and a number of vexatious acts of obstructiveness ventured on, which gradually damage the prestige ...
‎1881
8
Annual Report
But I do say that where ignorance and obstructiveness are found in a local authority, that ignorance and that obstructiveness are the product of the ignorance of the public electing such a body, and could not exist were it not in accord with the ...
‎1874
9
Nagarjuna's Precious Garland: Buddhist Advice for Living and ...
... and wind; or cohesion, maturing, and motility. c There absurdly would be water without motility, obstructiveness, or maturation. There absurdly would be wind without obstructiveness, maturation, or cohesion. There absurdly would be earth  ...
Nagarjuna, Jeffrey Hopkins
10
The Conning, the Cunning of Being: Being a Kierkegaardian ...
(Being and Time, 16) So it is expressly this ontological obstructiveness of understanding that needs to be clarified. But then, by virtue of this obstructiveness, such an analysis could never be more than "preparatory," " preliminary" (17), since, ...
Pat Bigelow, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSTRUCTIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obstructiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UN Set to Adopt Iran Nuke Deal Monday in Obama Blitzkrieg
This procedure relies on a member in a minority fearing that raising an objection will expose it to the charge of obstructiveness and, thereby, the ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
2
Is this the sign the government has cracked planning reform?
As the CPRE identify throughout their press release the obstructiveness lies largely with the housing industry and the simple reality is a remote ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Are markets too bearish on Brazil's currency?
The obstructiveness of Brazil's business environment is well documented. The World Bank's Doing Business 2015 report ranks Brazil 120th out ... «FT.com, May 15»
4
An Appraisal of the First One Year of Modi's “Suit-Boot ki Sarkar”
While condemning disruptions to Parliament, BJP leaders ignore their own history of obstructiveness while in opposition, and their public ... «The Indian Panorama, May 15»
5
The one thing that has saved Modi from being a complete flop this year
While condemning disruptions to Parliament, BJP leaders ignore their own history of obstructiveness while in opposition, and their public ... «Scroll.in, May 15»
6
Glencore in Zambia: The Tax Questions That Persist
The auditors who wrote it also complained bitterly about the obstructiveness they faced when they attempted to do their job, which was ... «Christian Aid, May 15»
7
'A curious atmosphere of consensus' – HSF fraud veteran Robert …
Conversely, it will imbue those outside it with negative attributes – stupidity, bias or obstructiveness. Many frauds are the consequence of ... «Legal Business, May 15»
8
Greek football's tragedy is a lesson for us all
... Greek government's attempts to purge Greek football's Augean Stables, then questions over an apparent obstructiveness would be legitimate ... «Inside World Football, May 15»
9
Tower Hamlets hit by new corruption claims in home repairs 'rip-off'
They claimed in a letter that there has been “obstructiveness and a lack of transparency in the commissioning, execution and billing of these ... «Evening Standard, Apr 15»
10
Two predictions about Friday's Quebec gun registry decision
But the federal Conservatives' refusal to hand over the data – obstructiveness or principled consistency, depending on your point of view – will ... «Globalnews.ca, Mar 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Obstructiveness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/obstructiveness>. May 2024 ».
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