stumbling blocknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstʌm.bəl.ɪŋ ˌblɒk/us/ˈstʌm.bəl.ɪŋ ˌblɑːk/something that prevents action or agreement:
Lack of willingness to compromise on both sides is the main/major stumbling block to reaching a settlement.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Difficult things and people
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a bitter pill (to swallow) idiom
- a hard/tough nut to crack idiom
- albatross
- bane
- chill
- equation
- handicap
- hiccup
- hot potato
- impediment
- job
- labyrinth
- liability
- nut
- the chill wind of sth idiom
- the hard way idiom
- the sharp end
- thorn in your flesh/side idiom
- tie-up
See more results »