characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind. productive of or directed toward the emotions: Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form.
portent. n. 1. a sign or indication of a future event, esp a momentous or calamitous one; omen. 2. momentous or ominous significance: a cry of dire portent. 3. a miraculous occurrence; marvel. [C16: from Latin portentum sign, omen, from portendere to portend].
Meaning: Any structure that makes progress difficult. Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects. Synonyms: impedimenta; obstruction; impediment; obstructer; obstructor. Hypernyms (impediment is a kind of...): construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)