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OBSTRUCTIONIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does obstructionist mean?
• OBSTRUCTIONIST (noun)
The noun OBSTRUCTIONIST has 1 sense:
1. someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
Familiarity information: OBSTRUCTIONIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
obstructer; obstructionist; obstructor; resister; thwarter
Hypernyms ("obstructionist" is a kind of...):
controversialist; disputant; eristic (a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "obstructionist"):
naysayer (someone with an aggressively negative attitude)
stonewaller (one who stonewalls or refuses to answer or cooperate; someone who delays by lengthy speeches etc.)
Derivation:
obstructionism (deliberate interference)
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