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obstructive

 adjective
     
ob‧struc‧tive
1 trying to prevent someone from doing something, by deliberately making it difficult for them:
an obstructive official
obstructive tactics
2 medical relating to a blocked tube, passage etc in the body:
obstructive symptoms
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