ขัดขวาง(kàt kwăang)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] obstruct; hinder; impede

to make it difficult or prevent someone or something from proceeding or achieving a goal; to stand in the way of

Examples

ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourขัดขวางkàt kwăangขัดขวางkàt kwăang1[to] obstruct; hinder; impede2[to] oppose; block (an action/plan)การเดินทางgaan dern taangการเดินทางgaan dern taang1travel; traveling (in general)2a trip; a journeyของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)
The heavy rain hindered our trip.
2VerbB2

[to] oppose; block (an action/plan)

to actively resist or block a proposal, plan, or action from taking place

Examples

กรรมการgam-má-gaanกรรมการgam-má-gaan1committee member; board member2referee; umpire; judge (sports/contests)3chairperson; board chair (contextual)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleลุกขึ้นlúk kêunลุกขึ้นlúk kêun1[to] get up; stand up; rise2[to] rise up; take action; rebelขัดขวางkàt kwăangขัดขวางkàt kwăang1[to] obstruct; hinder; impede2[to] oppose; block (an action/plan)ข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕr1proposal; suggestion2offer; bid (business)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเห็นว่าhĕn wâaเห็นว่าhĕn wâa[to] think that; [to] be of the opinion thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กระทบgrà-tópกระทบgrà-tóp1[to] affect; impact2[to] hit; strike; collide (with)3be affected; be impactedงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan1budget (allocated funds)2budget (financial plan)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)
Two board members immediately blocked the proposal because they believed it would affect the community budget.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] feel awkward; be ill at ease2[to] scrub; scour3abrasive; scratchy4[to] obstruct; block5[to] polish; buff6[to] oppose; contradict
  • [to] feel awkward; be ill at ease
  • [to] scrub; scour
  • abrasive; scratchy
  • [to] obstruct; block
  • [to] polish; buff
  • [to] oppose; contradict
กีดกันgèet ganกีดกันgèet gan1[to] obstruct; bar; exclude2[to] discriminate (against)
  • [to] obstruct; bar; exclude
  • [to] discriminate (against)
ขวางกั้นkwăang gânขวางกั้นkwăang gân1[to] block; bar; obstruct2[to] hinder; keep apart; create a barrier
  • [to] block; bar; obstruct
  • [to] hinder; keep apart; create a barrier
กีดกั้นgèet gânกีดกั้นgèet gân1[to] obstruct; [to] block2[to] block; barricade [sth physical]3[to] hinder; obstruct [sth abstract]
  • [to] obstruct; [to] block
  • [to] block; barricade [sth physical]
  • [to] hinder; obstruct [sth abstract]
กีดขวางgèet kwăangกีดขวางgèet kwăang1[to] obstruct; block; hinder2[to] impede (rights/process)
  • [to] obstruct; block; hinder
  • [to] impede (rights/process)

Word Breakdown

ขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] feel awkward; be ill at ease2[to] scrub; scour3abrasive; scratchy4[to] obstruct; block5[to] polish; buff6[to] oppose; contradictPart 1
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ขวางkwăangขวางkwăang1block; obstruct [sth]2across; crosswise3contrary; obstructive (of a person)Part 2
ขัดขวางkàt kwăangขัดขวางkàt kwăang[to] obstruct; hinder; impede