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thwart
thwart T0198200 (thwôrt)tr.v. thwart·ed, thwart·ing, thwarts 1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of: They thwarted her plans.2. To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of (someone).n.1. A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.2. A transverse strut in a canoe or other small boat.adj.1. Extending, lying, or passing across; transverse.2. Eager to oppose, especially wrongly; perverse.adv. & prep. Archaic Athwart; across.
[Middle English thwerten, from thwert, across, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr, transverse; see terkw- in Indo-European roots.]
thwart′er n.thwart′ly adv.thwart (θwɔːt) vb1. to oppose successfully or prevent; frustrate: they thwarted the plan. 2. obsolete to be or move acrossn (Nautical Terms) nautical a seat lying across a boat and occupied by an oarsmanadj3. passing or being situated across4. archaic perverse or stubbornprep, advobsolete across[C13: from Old Norse thvert, from thverr transverse; related to Old English thweorh crooked, Old High German twerh transverse] ˈthwartedly adv ˈthwarter nthwart1 (θwɔrt)
v.t. 1. to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose. 2. to frustrate or baffle (a plan, purpose, etc.). 3. Archaic. a. to cross. b. to pass or extend across. adj. 4. set crosswise or across; transverse. prep., adv. 5. athwart. [1200–50; Middle English thwert (adv.) < Old Norse thvert across, neuter of thverr transverse, c. Old English thweorh crooked, cross, Gothic thwairhs angry] thwart′er, n. thwart2 (θwɔrt)
n. a seat across a boat, esp. one used by a rower. [1730–40] thwart
Past participle: thwarted
Gerund: thwarting
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| I thwart | | you thwart | | he/she/it thwarts | | we thwart | | you thwart | | they thwart |
| Preterite |
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| I thwarted | | you thwarted | | he/she/it thwarted | | we thwarted | | you thwarted | | they thwarted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am thwarting | | you are thwarting | | he/she/it is thwarting | | we are thwarting | | you are thwarting | | they are thwarting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have thwarted | | you have thwarted | | he/she/it has thwarted | | we have thwarted | | you have thwarted | | they have thwarted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was thwarting | | you were thwarting | | he/she/it was thwarting | | we were thwarting | | you were thwarting | | they were thwarting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had thwarted | | you had thwarted | | he/she/it had thwarted | | we had thwarted | | you had thwarted | | they had thwarted |
| Future |
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| I will thwart | | you will thwart | | he/she/it will thwart | | we will thwart | | you will thwart | | they will thwart |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have thwarted | | you will have thwarted | | he/she/it will have thwarted | | we will have thwarted | | you will have thwarted | | they will have thwarted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be thwarting | | you will be thwarting | | he/she/it will be thwarting | | we will be thwarting | | you will be thwarting | | they will be thwarting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been thwarting | | you have been thwarting | | he/she/it has been thwarting | | we have been thwarting | | you have been thwarting | | they have been thwarting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been thwarting | | you will have been thwarting | | he/she/it will have been thwarting | | we will have been thwarting | | you will have been thwarting | | they will have been thwarting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been thwarting | | you had been thwarting | | he/she/it had been thwarting | | we had been thwarting | | you had been thwarting | | they had been thwarting |
| Conditional |
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| I would thwart | | you would thwart | | he/she/it would thwart | | we would thwart | | you would thwart | | they would thwart |
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| I would have thwarted | | you would have thwarted | | he/she/it would have thwarted | | we would have thwarted | | you would have thwarted | | they would have thwarted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  thwart - a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboatcross thwartcrosspiece - a transverse bracedinghy, dory, rowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled | | Verb | 1. |  thwart - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"frustrate, queer, scotch, baffle, bilk, foil, cross, spoildisappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"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"dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"short-circuit - hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings"ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election" |
thwartverb frustrate, stop, foil, check, defeat, prevent, oppose, snooker, baffle, hinder, obstruct, impede, balk, outwit, stymie, cook someone's goose (informal), put a spoke in someone's wheel (informal) They were doing all they could to thwart the terrorists.
help, support, aid, encourage, assist, facilitate, hastenthwartverbTo prevent from accomplishing a purpose:baffle, balk, check, checkmate, defeat, foil, frustrate, stymie.Informal: cross, stump.Idiom: cut the ground from under.adjectiveSituated or lying across:crossing, crosswise, transversal, transverse, traverse.Translationsthwart (θwoːt) verb1. to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something. He doesn't like to be thwarted. 阻撓，阻礙 阻挠，阻碍 2. to prevent (something being done by someone). All his attempts to become rich were thwarted. 挫折 挫折thwart
thwart Nautical a seat lying across a boat and occupied by an oarsman thwart
Synonyms for thwartverb frustrateSynonyms- frustrate
- stop
- foil
- check
- defeat
- prevent
- oppose
- snooker
- baffle
- hinder
- obstruct
- impede
- balk
- outwit
- stymie
- cook someone's goose
- put a spoke in someone's wheel
Antonyms- help
- support
- aid
- encourage
- assist
- facilitate
- hasten
Synonyms for thwartverb to prevent from accomplishing a purposeSynonyms- baffle
- balk
- check
- checkmate
- defeat
- foil
- frustrate
- stymie
- cross
- stump
adj situated or lying acrossSynonyms- crossing
- crosswise
- transversal
- transverse
- traverse
Synonyms for thwartnoun a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boatSynonymsRelated Words- crosspiece
- dinghy
- dory
- rowboat
verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) ofSynonyms- frustrate
- queer
- scotch
- baffle
- bilk
- foil
- cross
- spoil
Related Words- disappoint
- let down
- foreclose
- forestall
- preclude
- prevent
- forbid
- dash
- short-circuit
- ruin
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