stumbling block

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

En-au-stumbling block.ogg

stumbling block stumbling blocks stumbling-block stumbling blocke

Probably originally from Romans 14:13 or 1 Corinthians 8:9 in the King James Version of the Bible, translating Koine Greek πρόσκομμα (próskomma).

bar drag barrier bone in the throat bump in the road hindrance impediment obstruction obstacle encumbrance hurdle roadblock stumbling block hitch

stumbling stock stumbling stone stepping stone building block

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