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thwarted::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated |
disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions.
his best efforts were thwarted.
Examples of thwarted
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England have been thwarted by pitches such as this before when in the ascendant.
From the guardian.co.uk
Douthitt has been thwarted on high mountains before but has always bounced back.
From the kentucky.com
If they do that, he believes any form of sustainability crisis will be thwarted.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Al-Habsi then thwarted O'Hara and Ward pounced on the loose ball to make it 3-1.
From the guardian.co.uk
Thwarted in the spring, Mr Eves had begun to plan an election for early October.
From the economist.com
It exaggerates little to say that Kyl thwarted agreement almost single-handedly.
From the sacbee.com
It is a way to ease the pain of thwarted leadership ambition, so the claim goes.
From the smh.com.au
Efforts to finish the film are thwarted by unseen political and economic forces.
From the time.com
So far, his efforts have been thwarted by his Republican colleagues in Congress.
From the time.com
- A crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
- Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
- (thwarted) defeated: 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"
- (thwarting) frustrating: preventing realization or attainment of a desire
- (thwarting) frustration: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
- A thwart is a strut placed crosswise (left/right) in a ship or boat, to brace it crosswise.
- A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (breadth) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail; A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit; to prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate
- (thwarting) An instance of blocking or obstructing
- (Thwarts) Boards extending across a row boat just below the gunwale to stiffen the boat and to provide seats.
