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stumbling block
stum·bling block (stŭm′blĭng)n. An obstacle or impediment.stumbling block n any impediment or obstacle stum′bling block`
n. an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding. [1580–90] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | stumbling block - any obstacle or impedimentobstacle - an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented) |
stumbling blocknoun obstacle, difficulty, problem, bar, barrier, hurdle, hazard, snag, uphill (S. African), obstruction, impediment, hindrance Perhaps the major stumbling block is the military presence.Translationsstumbling block
stumbling blockA challenge or hindrance that prevents something from being accomplished. Stay away from your old friends—their drug use will be a stumbling block in your recovery from alcoholism. We're trying to sell the house, but its undesirable location has proved to be a real stumbling block.See also: block, stumblestumbling blockFig. something that prevents or obstructs progress. We'd like to buy that house, but the high price is a stumbling block. Jim's age is a stumbling block to getting another job. He's over sixty.See also: block, stumblestumbling blockA hindrance or obstacle, as in His lack of a degree is a real stumbling block to his advancement. This term originally meant "a tree stump over which one trips." Its figurative use dates from the early 1500s. See also: block, stumblea stumbling block COMMON If you describe something as a stumbling block, you mean it is a problem which stops you from achieving something. It's her attitude that's the biggest stumbling block. Cost is a major stumbling block in the hunt for a vaccine. Note: This expression comes from the Bible: `...that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.' (Romans 14:13) See also: block, stumblestumbling block, aAn obstacle; a hindrance to progress or understanding. Originally this expression literally signified an object over which one tripped. It so appears in the Bible: “Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind” (Leviticus 19:13). In the course of time it began to be used figuratively as well, and in the twentieth century it was turned into a maxim: “Let us turn stumbling-blocks into stepping-stones” (John R. Mott, ca. 1925).See also: stumblestumbling block
Synonyms for stumbling blocknoun obstacleSynonyms- obstacle
- difficulty
- problem
- bar
- barrier
- hurdle
- hazard
- snag
- uphill
- obstruction
- impediment
- hindrance
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