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interference

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Main Entry: interference
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: meddling, impedance

Synonyms:

arrest, background, backseat driving, barging in, barring, blocking, checking, choking, clashing, clogging, conflict, hampering, hindrance, intermeddling, interposition, intervention, intrusion, meddlesomeness, obstruction, opposition, prying, resistance, retardation, tackling, tampering, trespassing

Antonyms:

aid, assistance, help
Main Entry: conflict
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disagreement, discord

Synonyms:

affray, animosity, antagonism, bad blood, brush, competition, concours, contention, contest, dance, difference, disaccord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, divided loyalties, faction, factionalism, flap, fray, friction, fuss, hassle, hostility, interference, meeting, opposition, row, ruckus, run-in, set-to, strife, variance

Antonyms:

accord, agreement, concord, harmony, peace
Main Entry: distraction
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: having one's attention drawn away

Synonyms:

aberration, abstraction, agitation, amusement, beguilement, bewilderment, commotion, complication, confusion, disorder, dissipation, disturbance, diversion, divertissement, engrossment, entertainment, frenzy, game, interference, interruption, pastime, perplexity, preoccupation, recreation
Main Entry: filibuster
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: obstruction of progress, especially in verbal argument

Synonyms:

delay, hindrance, holding the floor, interference, opposition, postponement, procrastination, stonewalling, talkathon

Antonyms:

catalyst, impetus, incentive, progression
Main Entry: friction
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disagreement

Synonyms:

animosity, antagonism, bad blood, bad feeling, bickering, bone to pick, conflict, counteraction, discontent, discord, disharmony, dispute, dissension, faction, factionalism, flak, hassle, hatred, hostility, impedance, incompatibility, interference, opposition, quarrel, resentment, resistance, rivalry, row*, ruckus*, rumpus, set-to, sour note, strife, trouble, wrangling

Antonyms:

agreement, harmony, peace
Main Entry: hindrance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: obstruction, difficulty

Synonyms:

Catch-22, albatross, baggage, ball and chain, bar, barrier, catch, check, clog, crimp, cumbrance, deterrent, drag, drawback, encumbrance, excess baggage, foot dragging, glitch*, gridlock, handicap, hang-up, hitch, impedance, impediment, interference, interruption, intervention, jam-up, joker, limitation, lock, millstone, monkey wrench, obstacle, restraint, restriction, snag, stoppage, stumbling block, trammel

Antonyms:

advance, aid, assistance, encouragement, expedition, help, promotion, push
Main Entry: hurdle
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: barrier, obstacle

Synonyms:

bar, barricade, blockade, complication, difficulty, fence, hamper, handicap, hedge, hindrance, impediment, interference, mountain, obstruction, rub, snag, stumbling block, traverse, wall
Notes: hurdle refers to a difficulty or obstacle; hurtle means to move with great speed or violence

Antonyms:

clear path, opening
Main Entry: inhibition
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: restriction, hindrance

Synonyms:

bar, barrier, blockage, check, embargo, hangup, interdict, interference, obstacle, prevention, prohibition, reserve, restraint, reticence, self-consciousness, shyness, sublimation, suppression

Antonyms:

aid, approval, assistance, freedom, help, liberation
Main Entry: obstacle
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: impediment, barrier

Synonyms:

Catch-22, bar, block, booby trap, bump*, catch, check, clog, crimp, difficulty, disincentive, encumbrance, hamper, handicap, hang-up, hardship, hindrance, hitch*, hurdle, interference, interruption, joker*, monkey wrench, mountain, obstruction, restriction, rub*, snag, stumbling block, traverse, vicissitude

Antonyms:

advantage, assistance, blessing, clearance, help
Main Entry: obstruction
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: obstacle, impediment

Synonyms:

bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, blocking, booby trap, check, checkmate, circumvention, difficulty, gridlock, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, interference, jam*, lock, monkey wrench, mountain*, restraint, roadblock, snag, stop, stoppage, stumbling block, trammel, trouble, wall

Antonyms:

aid, assistance, boost, help, promotion, support
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