Thwarting

verb

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.

"Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm."

2.verbTo place (something) across (another thing); to position crosswise.

3.verbTo hinder or obstruct by placing (something) in the way of; to block, to impede, to oppose.

4.verbTo move (something) across or counter to; to cross.

"An arrow thwarts the air."

5.nounAn instance of blocking or obstructing.

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