obputacy
To stubbornly reject or block a line of reasoning, proposal, or path of action without providing a logical counter-argument. It describes the act of willfully obstructing progress or discourse through sheer intellectual or procedural resistance.
Beispiele
3 von 5I tried to explain the benefits of the new schedule, but she would only obputacy my every suggestion.
I tried to explain the benefits of the new schedule, but she would only reject my every suggestion.
The committee chose to obputacy the motion, effectively stalling the legislative process for months.
The committee chose to obstruct the motion, effectively stalling the legislative process for months.
Don't just obputacy me; if you think my idea is bad, tell me why instead of just saying no.
Don't just shut me down; if you think my idea is bad, tell me why instead of just saying no.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the prefix 'Ob-' (against) and 'Put'. You are 'putting' a wall 'against' the conversation to stop it.
Schnelles Quiz
The senator continued to ____ the bill, refusing to even read the updated clauses.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: obputacy
Beispiele
I tried to explain the benefits of the new schedule, but she would only obputacy my every suggestion.
everydayI tried to explain the benefits of the new schedule, but she would only reject my every suggestion.
The committee chose to obputacy the motion, effectively stalling the legislative process for months.
formalThe committee chose to obstruct the motion, effectively stalling the legislative process for months.
Don't just obputacy me; if you think my idea is bad, tell me why instead of just saying no.
informalDon't just shut me down; if you think my idea is bad, tell me why instead of just saying no.
Scholars in the field tend to obputacy radical theories that challenge the established paradigm.
academicScholars in the field tend to dismiss radical theories that challenge the established paradigm.
The board had a reputation to obputacy any high-risk investments, regardless of the potential long-term returns.
businessThe board had a reputation to veto any high-risk investments, regardless of the potential long-term returns.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
obputacy at every turn
to resist every single step of a process
the power to obputacy
the authority to block or veto something
obputacy out of spite
to reject something purely to be annoying
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Obstinacy is a noun referring to the quality of being stubborn, whereas obputacy is the verb action of resisting.
Obturate means to physically block or seal an opening, while obputacy refers to blocking ideas or progress.
Nutzungshinweise
Obputacy is a highly formal and rare term, typically found in high-level academic testing or specialized rhetorical contexts. It specifically implies a 'willful' or 'blind' blocking rather than a reasoned disagreement.
Häufige Fehler
The most common mistake is treating it as a noun because of the '-acy' suffix (like 'privacy'). In this specific test-usage, it functions as a verb.
Merkhilfe
Think of the prefix 'Ob-' (against) and 'Put'. You are 'putting' a wall 'against' the conversation to stop it.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Latin 'ob-' (against) and 'putare' (to prune or settle an account), suggesting a cutting off of communication.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
Used primarily in competitive debate and formal logic to describe tactical obstructionism.
Schnelles Quiz
The senator continued to ____ the bill, refusing to even read the updated clauses.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: obputacy
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