stumbling block
noun [C]Definition
› something that prevents action or agreement: Lack of willingness to compromise on both sides is the main/major stumbling block to reaching a settlement.Difficult things and peoplePreventing and impeding
(Definition of stumbling block noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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