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stymie
sty·mie S0830900 (stī′mē)tr.v. sty·mied, sty·mie·ing, sty·mies To be an obstacle to; prevent the advancement or success of; thwart or stump: weather that stymied attempts to locate the missing hikers; a math problem that stymied half the class.n.1. An obstacle or obstruction.2. Sports A situation in golf in which an opponent's ball obstructs the line of play of one's own ball on the putting green.
[Originally, a golf ball obstructing one's line of play; perhaps akin to Scots stymie, person with poor vision (perhaps from styme, in to se nocht ane styme, not to see a glimmer (of something)).]stymie (ˈstaɪmɪ) or stymyvb (tr; often passive) , -mies, -mieing, -mied, -mies, -mying or -mied1. to hinder or thwart2. (Golf) golf to impede with a stymien, pl -mies3. (Golf) golf (formerly) a situation on the green in which an opponent's ball is blocking the line between the hole and the ball about to be played: an obstructing ball may now be lifted and replaced by a marker4. a situation of obstruction[C19: of uncertain origin]sty•mie or sty•my (ˈstaɪ mi)
v. -mied, -mie•ing v.t. 1. to hinder, block, or thwart. n. 2. Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt. 3. a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat attempts to deal with or resolve it. [1855–60; orig. uncertain] stymie
Past participle: stymied
Gerund: stymieing
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| I stymie | | you stymie | | he/she/it stymies | | we stymie | | you stymie | | they stymie |
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| I stymied | | you stymied | | he/she/it stymied | | we stymied | | you stymied | | they stymied |
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| I am stymieing | | you are stymieing | | he/she/it is stymieing | | we are stymieing | | you are stymieing | | they are stymieing |
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| I have stymied | | you have stymied | | he/she/it has stymied | | we have stymied | | you have stymied | | they have stymied |
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| I was stymieing | | you were stymieing | | he/she/it was stymieing | | we were stymieing | | you were stymieing | | they were stymieing |
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| I had stymied | | you had stymied | | he/she/it had stymied | | we had stymied | | you had stymied | | they had stymied |
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| I will stymie | | you will stymie | | he/she/it will stymie | | we will stymie | | you will stymie | | they will stymie |
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| I will have stymied | | you will have stymied | | he/she/it will have stymied | | we will have stymied | | you will have stymied | | they will have stymied |
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| I will be stymieing | | you will be stymieing | | he/she/it will be stymieing | | we will be stymieing | | you will be stymieing | | they will be stymieing |
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| I have been stymieing | | you have been stymieing | | he/she/it has been stymieing | | we have been stymieing | | you have been stymieing | | they have been stymieing |
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| I will have been stymieing | | you will have been stymieing | | he/she/it will have been stymieing | | we will have been stymieing | | you will have been stymieing | | they will have been stymieing |
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| I had been stymieing | | you had been stymieing | | he/she/it had been stymieing | | we had been stymieing | | you had been stymieing | | they had been stymieing |
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| I would stymie | | you would stymie | | he/she/it would stymie | | we would stymie | | you would stymie | | they would stymie |
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| I would have stymied | | you would have stymied | | he/she/it would have stymied | | we would have stymied | | you would have stymied | | they would have stymied |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | stymie - a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the holestymysituation, position - a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" | | 2. | stymie - a thwarting and distressing situationstymyobstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" | | Verb | 1. | stymie - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"blockade, obstruct, stymy, embarrass, hinder, blockstonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delayingcheck - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockeyhang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jurybottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system" |
stymieverb frustrate, defeat, foil, thwart, puzzle, stump, snooker, hinder, confound, mystify, balk, flummox, throw a spanner in the works (Brit. informal), nonplus, spike (someone's) guns Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.stymieverbTo prevent from accomplishing a purpose:baffle, balk, check, checkmate, defeat, foil, frustrate, thwart.Informal: cross, stump.Idiom: cut the ground from under.Translationsstymie
stymie (someone or something)To delay, obstruct, or thwart someone or something. If you think I'm going to let some bratty upstart stymie my plans of becoming governor, you've got another think coming! Rescue attempts are being stymied by record snowfall.See also: stymiestymie (ˈstɑɪmi) tv. to obstruct someone or something. He did everything he could to stymie the investigation. stymie
stymie, stymy Golf (formerly) a situation on the green in which an opponent's ball is blocking the line between the hole and the ball about to be played: an obstructing ball may now be lifted and replaced by a marker stymie
Synonyms for stymieverb frustrateSynonyms- frustrate
- defeat
- foil
- thwart
- puzzle
- stump
- snooker
- hinder
- confound
- mystify
- balk
- flummox
- throw a spanner in the works
- nonplus
- spike (someone's) guns
Synonyms for stymieverb to prevent from accomplishing a purposeSynonyms- baffle
- balk
- check
- checkmate
- defeat
- foil
- frustrate
- thwart
- cross
- stump
Synonyms for stymienoun a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the holeSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a thwarting and distressing situationSynonymsRelated Wordsverb hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment ofSynonyms- blockade
- obstruct
- stymy
- embarrass
- hinder
- block
Related Words- stonewall
- foreclose
- forestall
- preclude
- prevent
- forbid
- filibuster
- check
- hang
- bottleneck
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