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- Dictionarystumbling block/ˈstʌmblɪŋ blɒk/
noun
- 1. a circumstance that causes difficulty or hesitation: "the country's water shortage was a stumbling block to investors"
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a difficulty that prevents progress, understanding, or agreement: Several major stumbling blocks must be resolved. (Definition of stumbling block from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of stumbling block.
The meaning of STUMBLING BLOCK is an obstacle to progress. How to use stumbling block in a sentence.
a difficulty that prevents progress, understanding, or agreement: Several major stumbling blocks must be resolved. (Definition of stumbling block from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of stumbling block.
Stumbling block definition: an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.. See examples of STUMBLING BLOCK used in a sentence.
stumbling block (to something) | stumbling block (to doing something) something that causes problems and prevents you from achieving your aim. Money could prove a stumbling block to the project. synonym obstacle
A stumbling block is a problem which stops you from achieving something. The major stumbling block in the talks has been money. American English : stumbling block / ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ blɑk /
stumbling block. noun obstacle, difficulty, problem, bar, barrier, hurdle, hazard, snag, uphill (S. African), obstruction, impediment, hindrance Perhaps the major stumbling block is the military presence.
