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thwart
[thwawrt]
verb (used with object)
to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
Synonyms: ,to frustrate or baffle (a plan, purpose, etc.).
Archaic.Ìý
to cross.
to extend across.
noun
a seat across a boat, especially one used by a rower.
a transverse member spreading the gunwales of a canoe or the like.
adjective
passing or lying crosswise or across; cross; transverse.
perverse; obstinate.
adverse; unfavorable.
preposition
across; athwart.
thwart
/ θ·Éɔ˳٠/
verb
to oppose successfully or prevent; frustrate
they thwarted the plan
obsoleteÌýto be or move across
noun
nautical a seat lying across a boat and occupied by an oarsman
adjective
passing or being situated across
archaicÌýperverse or stubborn
preposition
obsoleteÌýacross
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- thwartedly adverb
- thwarter noun
- unthwarted adjective
- unthwarting adjective
- ˈ³Ù³ó·É²¹°ù³Ù±ð°ù noun
- ˈ³Ù³ó·É²¹°ù³Ù±ð»å±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of thwart1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of thwart1
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Example Sentences
The overnight downpour has thwarted plans, as some had been expecting to return to their properties in Bridgend within a few months.
His vast catalog of incomparable achievement also contained thwarted hopes and despair amid his drug abuse and mental illness.
“I think that this is just the latest in a long line of Sheriff’s Department employees doing really anything they can to thwart meaningful oversight,†Kennedy said.
But the first minister also told BBC Scotland News that it was "completely unacceptable" for the independence movement "to be thwarted by a Westminster government that just folds its arms and says 'no'."
In California, training helped thwart a potential school shooting.
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