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Obstruct vs Disallow - What's the difference?

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Obstruct is a related term of disallow.


As verbs the difference between obstruct and disallow

is that obstruct is to block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle see synonyms at block while disallow is to refuse to allow.

obstruct

English

Verb

  • To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.
  • To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress.
  • To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

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    disallow

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To refuse to allow
    • The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.
  • To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper
    • The goal was disallowed because the player was offside.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England will regard it as a measure of justice for Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup - but it was also an illustration of how they rode their luck for long periods in front of a predictably partisan home crowd.}}

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    * disallowance