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Overcrowding or accumulation that obstructs movement or flow.

noun

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congestion

A second entrance reduced congestion in the exhibition hall.
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Congestion at the narrow entrance eased when people stopped leaving every bundle where they first entered.
From Shelter Beside the Road.
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