Term: stymie: a thwarting and distressing situation
Broader: obstacle: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | Unrelated: eggplant: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
Broader: obstacle: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | Unrelated: sense: the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
Broader: obstacle: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | Unrelated: snowsuit: a child's overgarment for cold weather
Broader: obstacle: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | Unrelated: stem-winder: a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem
Broader: obstacle: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | Unrelated: east chadic: a group of Chadic languages spoken in Chad
Broader: obstacle: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | Unrelated: free electron: electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field
Broader: obstacle: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | Unrelated: crepe rubber: crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles
Broader: obstacle: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | Unrelated: asking price: the price at which something is offered for sale
Broader: obstacle: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | Unrelated: corn: (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
Broader: obstacle: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | Unrelated: blue elder: shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies