Stumblingblock

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An obstacle; a difficulty.

    "But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak."

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"But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak."

Etymology

From stumbling + block.

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