obstructionism
/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən.ɪz(.ə)m/noun
obstructionism is spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N-I-S-M: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, obstructionism means “A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of obstructionism is obstructionisms.
How many letters and syllables are in obstructionism?
| Letters | 14: O-B-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is obstructionism?
Obstructionism appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce obstructionism?
- UK /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən.ɪz(.ə)m/
Obstructionism has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of obstructionism
- obstructionisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obstructionism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does obstructionism come from?
From obstruction + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).