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.
예시
3 / 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.
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Think of the prefix 'Ob-' (against) and 'Put'. You are 'putting' a wall 'against' the conversation to stop it.
빠른 퀴즈
The senator continued to ____ the bill, refusing to even read the updated clauses.
정답!
정답은: obputacy
예시
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.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
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
자주 혼동되는 단어
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.
사용 참고사항
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.
자주 하는 실수
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.
암기 팁
Think of the prefix 'Ob-' (against) and 'Put'. You are 'putting' a wall 'against' the conversation to stop it.
어원
Derived from the Latin 'ob-' (against) and 'putare' (to prune or settle an account), suggesting a cutting off of communication.
문법 패턴
문화적 맥락
Used primarily in competitive debate and formal logic to describe tactical obstructionism.
빠른 퀴즈
The senator continued to ____ the bill, refusing to even read the updated clauses.
정답!
정답은: obputacy
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