# obstruct

> English word · Verb · IPA /əbˈstɹʌkt/ · frequency rank #25,862

## Definitions
1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

## Etymology
From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`bostruct`, `obbstruct`, `obsrtuct`, `obsstruct`, `obstrcut`, `obstrruct`, `obstrucct`, `obstructt`, `obstrutc`, `obsttruct`, `obsturct`, `obtsruct`, `osbtruct`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/obstruct