Noun | 1.stymy - a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the holestymiesituation, 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.stymy - a thwarting and distressing situationstymieobstacle, 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.stymy - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"blockade, obstruct, stymie, 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" |