blockage
noun
Simple meaning
The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈblɑkɪdʒ
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Definition
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noun
uncountablecountable
The state or condition of being blocked.
countable
The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage.
The act of blocking
biologymedicine
Occlusion of a lumen (especially that of a blood vessel or intestine), or the thing that is causing it; as
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The state or condition of being blocked.
Used this way, blockage is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “We had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Cause / physical
Occlusion
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