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A hindrance or obstruction in doing something

A defect in a person's speech, such as a lisp or stammer

Something that prevents or safeguards against harm or danger

The act of retarding or delaying

The act of sabotaging something

Lack of susceptibility, or of capacity to feel or perceive

A difficult or very unpleasant person or thing

A difficult or awkward situation

The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody

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Noun

A hindrance or obstruction in doing something

stumbling block

millstone around your neck

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

fly in the ointment

circumscription

stone in one's path

thorn in one's side

lack of success

piece of bad luck

reversal of fortune

kick in the teeth

bone of contention

stumbling stone

small difficulty

psychological baggage

millstone round someone's neck

defensive measures

albatross around one's neck

retarding device

negative aspect

deterring factor

mountain to climb

other side of the coin

millstone round one's neck

putting an end to

putting an stop to

nipping in the bud

joker in the pack

reverse of fortune

whole new ballgame

unfortunate development

thorn in the flesh

source of difficulty

source of trouble

difficult situation

stroke of bad luck

falling to pieces

falling through

troublesomeness

incommodiousness

pain in the bum

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

source of irritation

source of annoyance

pain in the neck

holding pattern

teething trouble

unwanted responsibility

line of demarcation

inopportuneness

source of disruption

bane of one's life

source of vexation

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“The gridlock has become a significant impediment to the economy as well.”

Noun

A defect in a person's speech, such as a lisp or stammer

speech impediment

speech disorder

hesitant speech

“One of the men, the one not wearing a tie, proved to have an extreme speech impediment but he was very eager.”

Noun

Something that prevents or safeguards against harm or danger

Noun

The act of retarding or delaying

discontinuation

procrastination

holding pattern

cooling-off period

period of waiting

breathing space

intervening period

intervening time

pause in the action

break in your journey

breathing spell

delaying tactics

kicking the can down the road

Mexican standoff

communication breakdown

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Noun

The act of sabotaging something

Noun

Lack of susceptibility, or of capacity to feel or perceive

Noun

Iron curtain

Noun

A difficult or very unpleasant person or thing

fine how-do-you-do

Noun

A difficult or awkward situation

awkward situation

tricky situation

ticklish situation

spot of trouble

with nowhere to turn

fine kettle of fish

difficult situation

sticky situation

no-win situation

pretty kettle of fish

unfortunate situation

tight situation

desperate straits

damned if you do, damned if you don't

troublesome situation

diffict situation

between a rock and a hard place

mass of problems

difficult choice

difficult problem

embarrassing situation

embarrassing problem

sorry condition

fly in the ointment

stumbling block

complicated situation

state of perplexity

state of uncertainty

delicate situation

problematic situation

critical situation

worst-case scenario

urgent situation

dog's breakfast

hard nut to crack

source of trouble

thorn in the flesh

spanner in the works

difficult position

monkey wrench in the works

reversal of fortune

matter of contention

point of contention

emergency situation

potential crisis

situational problem

unpredictable situation

troublesome problem

complex problem

botched situation

state of affairs

a bad situation

a sorry condition

a difficult situation

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

extreme suffering

state of things

moment of truth

worst possible outcome

worst that could happen

worst comes to worst

point of no return

negative aspect

teething trouble

stroke of ill luck

unfortunate occurrence

disorganization^US

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

source of irritation

source of annoyance

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

unforeseen circumstances

disorganisation^UK

mess and a half

pig's breakfast

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Noun

The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody

time up the river

penal servitude

solitary confinement

taking into custody

preventive custody

protective custody

chains constraint

peculiar institution

human trafficking

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