congestion

Meaning

Noun

• The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
• An excess or accumulation of something

Origin

• From Middle French, from Latin congestĭō ("heap, accumulation"), from congerō, formed by the root gerō and the prefix con-.