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Obstacle
Object that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Impediment" redirects here. For the term in Catholic canon law, see Impediment (Catholic canon law).
An obstacle (also called a barrier, impediment, or stumbling block) is an object, thing, action or situation that causes an obstruction.[1] Different types of obstacles include physical, economic, biopsychosocial, cultural, political, technological and military.
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