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thwarted
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.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | thwarted - disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, defeatedunsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeethwartthwarted
Synonyms for thwartedadj disappointingly unsuccessfulSynonyms- disappointed
- discomfited
- foiled
- frustrated
- defeated
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