barrier

noun/ˈbæriə/CEFR B1

বাধা, প্রতিবন্ধক; বেড়া

Meaning

Something that blocks the way or makes progress difficult.

Example sentences

  • A barrier stopped cars at the gate.একটি বেড়া গেটে গাড়ি আটকে দিল।
  • Fear of speaking is the biggest barrier.কথা বলার ভয়ই সবচেয়ে বড় বাধা।

A common mistake

Language is a barrier for learning.→Language is a barrier to learning.

Barrier takes to. For would make the barrier something learning needs.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: blockade, firewall

Antonyms: opening, access

Similar words, and what each means

  • blockade

    অবরোধ, নাকাবন্দি

    The act of surrounding a place to stop goods or people getting in or out.

  • firewall

    ফায়ারওয়াল, সুরক্ষা প্রাচীর, ফায়ারওয়াল (নেটওয়ার্ক সুরক্ষার প্রতিরক্ষা ব্যবস্থা)

    A security system that blocks unwanted access to a network.

  • crossing gate

    লেভেল ক্রসিংয়ের গেট বা বেড়া

    A barrier that closes a road when a train is about to pass a crossing.

Other English words for “বাধা, প্রতিবন্ধক; বেড়া”

  • resistance

    Refusal to accept something, or the power to be unaffected by it.

  • restraint

    Control over your own behaviour, or something that limits you.

  • barricade

    A barrier put across a road to stop people passing, or to block a way.

  • railing

    A fence or bar you can hold on to, especially beside stairs.

Opposite words

  • opening

    শূন্য পদ, সুযোগ; ফাঁক, উদ্বোধন

    A job that is available; a gap; or the start of something.

“barrier” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Band 7 cohesion: 'Fares are the first barrier. A worker who spends two hundred taka a day to reach Motijheel is paying a fifth of her wage to work at all.'

    How to Move from Band 6 to Band 7 in IELTS →

  • Task Response — an idea that is actually developed: 'Fares are the barrier. A garment worker in Mirpur earning a daily wage cannot pay two hundred taka a day to commute, so she walks and arrives exhausted.'

    IELTS Writing Task 2 Band Descriptors →

  • Pair opposite ideas to remember them: things break down (fail) versus break through (succeed against a barrier).

    Phrasal Verbs with Break →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “barrier” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ডোরস্টেপ ডেলিভারি, দরজায় পণ্য পৌঁছে দেওয়া
    • • বেত (আসবাব বোনার)
    • • নীল, গাঢ় নীল রং
    • • বাধা, প্রতিবন্ধক; বেড়া
    Show the answer

    বাধা, প্রতিবন্ধক; বেড়া — barrier (noun) — বাধা, প্রতিবন্ধক; বেড়া. Something that blocks the way or makes progress difficult.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “barrier”?

    • • blockade
    • • arch-support
    • • jump rope
    • • manhood
    Show the answer

    blockade — blockade — অবরোধ, নাকাবন্দি. The act of surrounding a place to stop goods or people getting in or out.

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