Related Words for stumbling block

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impediment
x/xx
Noun, Noun
obstacle
/xx
Noun
hindrance
/x
Noun
balk
/
Noun
hampering
/xx
Verb
pitfall
/x
Noun
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
obstruction
x/x
Noun
obstacle course
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
thwarting
/x
Noun
stop
/
Noun
setback
/x
Noun
disadvantage
xx/x
Noun
thing
/
Noun
dead end
//
Phrase, Noun
static
/x
Adjective
bungling
/xx
Noun
muddling
/xx
Verb
dead set
//
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
retarding
x/x
Noun
trouble
/x
Noun
baffling
/xx
Adjective
impasse
x/
Noun
bottleneck
/xx
Noun
handicap
/xx
Noun
obstructive
x/x
Adjective
problem
/x
Noun
corner
/x
Noun
one of those things
////
Phrase, Noun
shambling
/xx
Verb
reverse
x/
Noun
misadventure
xx/x
Noun
drawback
/x
Noun
slippery slope
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
impeachment
x/x
Noun
occupational hazard
xx/xx/x
Name, Name
awkward
/x
Adjective
discouragement
x/xx
Noun
tough luck
//
Phrase, Noun
mishap
/x
Noun
fault
/
Noun
frustration
x/x
Noun
harm
/
Noun
inconvenient
xx/x
Adjective
disaster waiting to happen
x/x/x//x
Phrase, Noun
fiasco
x/x
Noun
nuisance
/x
Noun
hassle
/x
Noun
dilemma
x/x
Noun
clumsy
/x
Adjective
bind
/
Noun
debacle
x/x
Noun
lameness
/x
Noun
curse
/
Noun
problematic
xx/x
Adjective
gridlock
/x
Noun
mess
/
Noun
blind spot
//
Phrase, Noun
unfortunate
x/xx
Adjective
sticky wicket
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
inconvenience
xx/x
Noun
predicament
x/xx
Noun
bother
/x
Verb
blind alley
//x
Phrase, Noun
bad luck
//
Phrase, Noun
kink
/
Noun
slow lane
//
Phrase, Noun
holding pattern
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
avoidable
x/xx
Adjective
albatross
/xx
Noun
trip
/
Noun
mire
/
Noun
monkey wrench
/x/
Phrase, Noun
headache
/x
Noun
devil
/x
Noun
accident of birth
/xx//
Phrase, Noun
failure
/x
Noun
one thing after another
///xx/x
Phrase, Noun
false alarm
/x/
Phrase, Noun
jeopardy
/xx
Noun
embarrassment
x/xx
Noun
foil
/
Noun
accident
/xx
Noun
glass ceiling
//x
Phrase, Noun
unavoidable
xx/xx
Adjective
situation
xx/x
Noun
downside
/x
Noun
indiscretion
xx/x
Noun
slippage
/x
Noun
conundrum
x/x
Noun
haphazard
x/x
Adjective
backsliding
/xx
Noun
struggling
/xx
Verb
hitch
/
Noun
ruin
/x
Noun
demur
x/
Noun
bad news
//
Phrase, Noun
inertia
x/x
Noun
faux pas
x/
Phrase, Noun
almost
/x
Adverb
spot
/
Noun
complication
xx/x
Noun
long shot
//
Phrase, Noun
misfortune
x/x
Noun
amber
/x
Noun
reluctance
x/x
Noun
red tape
//
Phrase, Noun
stand
/
Noun
aggregate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
agitated
/xxx
Adjective
ailing
/x
Adjective, Noun
aisle
/
Noun
anchor
/x
Noun, Verb
angular
/xx
Adjective, Noun
anvil
/x
Noun, Verb
area
/xx
Noun
baby
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
back up
//
Phrase, Verb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bar
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
barrack
/x
Noun, Verb
barrel
/x
Noun, Verb
barricade
/xx
Noun, Verb
barrier
/xx
Noun, Verb
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
basis
/x
Noun
batch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bin
/
Noun, Verb
bloc
/
Noun
block off
//
Phrase, Verb
block out
//
Phrase, Verb
block up
//
Phrase, Verb
blockade
x/
Noun, Verb
blockage
/x
Noun
blocked
/
Adjective
blocker
/x
Noun
body
/x
Noun, Verb
bolt
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
bottle
/x
Noun, Verb
boulder
/x
Noun, Verb
bouncy
/x
Adjective
box
/
Noun, Verb
brick
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bridge
/
Noun, Verb
bucket
/x
Noun, Verb
building
/x
Noun
bulk
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bumpy
/x
Adjective
bundles
/x
Noun
buster
/x
Noun
cake
/
Noun, Verb
call up
//
Phrase, Verb
camera
/xx
Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
category
/xxx
Noun
caucus
/x
Noun, Verb
cautious
/x
Adjective
cell
/
Noun, Verb
cement
x/
Noun, Verb
characters
/xx
Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
checkerboard
/xx
Noun, Verb
child
/
Noun, Verb
chip
/
Noun, Verb
chock
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
choke
/
Verb, Noun
choke off
//
Phrase, Verb
chopping block
/x/
Phrase, Noun
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
cinder
/x
Noun, Verb
city
/x
Noun
clog
/
Verb, Noun
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
close off
//
Phrase, Verb
closure
/x
Noun
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
collective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
column
/x
Noun
component
x/x
Noun, Adjective
compound
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
comprehensive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
concrete
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
constrain
x/
Verb
contention
x/x
Noun
control
x/
Noun, Verb
coordinates
x/xx
Verb
cornerstone
/xx
Noun
corpus
/x
Noun
counting
/x
Noun
cube
/
Noun, Verb
cubicle
/xx
Noun
curb
/
Noun, Verb
curvilinear
/x/xx
Adjective
cylinder
/xx
Noun, Verb
dam
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
deadlock
/x
Noun, Verb
defaulted
x/x
Verb, Adjective
defend
x/
Verb
deflect
x/
Verb
deny
x/
Verb
derail
x/
Verb, Noun
deter
x/
Verb, Noun
disappointment
xx/x
Noun
disciplinary
/xxxx
Adjective, Noun
discourage
x/x
Verb, Noun
disengage
xx/
Verb, Noun
disrupt
x/
Verb, Adjective
district
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
domino
/xx
Noun, Verb
draw a blank
/x/
Phrase, Verb
edifice
/xx
Noun
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
embargo
x/x
Noun, Verb
embarrass
x/x
Verb, Noun
embattled
x/x
Adjective
engraved
x/
Adjective
faltering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
farm
/
Noun, Verb
filibuster
/xxx
Noun, Verb
fineness
/x
Noun
finesse
x/
Noun, Verb
flag
/
Noun, Verb
foreclose
x/
Verb
forget
x/
Verb, Noun
foul
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
frame
/
Noun, Verb
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
freeze
/
Noun, Verb
frustrate
/x
Verb, Adjective
fumbling
/xx
Noun
gating
/x
Noun
global
/x
Adjective, Name, Adverb
graceless
/x
Adjective
group
/
Noun, Verb
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hang
/
Verb, Noun
harness
/x
Noun, Verb
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
heartache
/x
Noun
heartbreak
/x
Noun
hesitant
/xx
Adjective
hesitation
xx/x
Noun
hexagonal
x/xx
Adjective
himalayan
xx/x
Name, Adjective
hinder
/x
Verb, Adjective, Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
homes
/
Noun
hood
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
house
/
Noun, Verb
hurdle
/x
Noun, Verb
hurried
/x
Adjective
ice
/
Noun, Verb
image
/x
Noun, Verb
immobilize
x/xx
Verb
impair
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
impede
x/
Verb
ingot
/x
Noun, Verb
inhibit
x/x
Verb
insolvent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
instalment
x/x
Noun