thwart

thwart

 (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.

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[Middle English thwerten, from thwert, across, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr, transverse; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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thwart′er n.

thwart′ly adv.

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thwart

(θwɔːt)

vb

1. to oppose successfully or prevent; frustrate: they thwarted the plan.

2. obsolete to be or move across

n

(Nautical Terms) nautical a seat lying across a boat and occupied by an oarsman

adj

3. passing or being situated across

4. archaic perverse or stubborn

prep, adv

obsolete across

[C13: from Old Norse thvert, from thverr transverse; related to Old English thweorh crooked, Old High German twerh transverse]

ˈthwartedly adv

ˈthwarter n

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thwart¹

(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]

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thwart

Past participle: thwarted
Gerund: thwarting

Imperative

thwart

thwart

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thwart - a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat cross thwart crosspiece - a transverse brace dinghy, 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, spoil disappoint, 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"

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thwart

verb 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, hasten

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thwart

verb

To prevent from accomplishing a purpose:

baffle, balk, check, checkmate, defeat, foil, frustrate, stymie.

Informal: cross, stump.

Idiom: cut the ground from under.

adjective

Situated or lying across:

crossing, crosswise, transversal, transverse, traverse.

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Translations

يُحْبِط، يُعيق، يُفْشِليَمْنَع، يُعارِض

odporovatpřekazit

forhindremodarbejde

durchkreuzenhindernkonterkarierenvereiteln

contrariercontrecarrer

megakadályoz

hindrakoma í veg fyrir, ónÿta

frustrarevanificarebanco

kliudyti

aizkavētizjauktkavēttraucēt

motarbeide

банка

prekaziť

engel olmakengellemekönlemek

挫折阻挠阻碍

thwart

¹ [θwɔːt] VT [+ plan] → frustrar, desbaratar; [+ attempt, efforts] → frustrar
to be thwarted at every turn → verse frustrado en todo
there's no knowing what she'll do if she's thwarted → quién sabe qué hará si alguien se interpone en su camino
he was trying to commit suicide but had been thwarted → intentaba suicidarse pero alguien interrumpió su propósito
their takeover bid was thwarted → su intento de adquirir la compañía fue frustrada

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thwart

² [θwɔːt] N (Naut) → bancada f

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thwart

[ˈθwɔː^rt] vt → contrecarrer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

thwart

¹

vt → vereiteln; plan also → durchkreuzen; robbery, attack also → verhindern; he was thwarted → ihm wurde ein Strich durch die Rechnung gemacht; to thwart somebody in something → jdm etw vereiteln; to thwart the will of the people → gegen den Willen des Volkes handeln; to be thwarted at every turn → überall auf Hindernisse stoßen; thwarted! → wieder nichts!

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thwart

²

n (Naut) → Ruderbank f, → Ducht f

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thwart

[θwɔːt] vt → ostacolare, contrastare

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thwart

(θwoːt) verb

1. to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something. He doesn't like to be thwarted. teëhou, teëwerk يُحْبِط، يُعيق، يُفْشِل преча impedir odporovat hindern forhindre; modarbejde εμποδίζω, σταματώ impedir algo a alguien; contrariar takistama ممانعت کردن؛ مانع گذاشتن estää contrarier לַעֲצוֹר בְּעַד रोकना osujetiti, pomrsiti račune keresztez, akadályoz mencegah hindra contrariare, ostacolare 妨害する 훼방 놓다 (kam) kliudyti []kavēt menghalang dwarsbomenmotarbeide psuć komuś szyk impedir a se împotrivi мешать (s)priečiť, prekaziť, (z)mariť prekrižati račune ometati hindra ngn att få sin vilja fram ขัดขวาง engellemek, engel olmak 阻撓，阻礙 перешкоджати مزاحم ہونا، روک دينا cản trở 阻挠，阻碍

2. to prevent (something being done by someone). All his attempts to become rich were thwarted. belemmer يَمْنَع، يُعارِض осуетявам frustrar překazit durchkreuzen forhindre ματαιώνωfrustrar nurjama ممانعت کردن tehdä tyhjäksi contrecarrer לְסַכֵּל रोकना spriječiti, osujetiti (meg)akadályoz mencegah koma í veg fyrir, ónÿta frustrare 挫折させる 좌절 시키다 sutrukdyti izjaukt (plānu u.tml.); traucēt menghalang tegenwerkenforhindreudaremnićfrustrar a contracara расстраивать; срывать prekaziť, zmariť onemogočiti sprečiti stäcka, omintetgöra สกัดกั้น önlemek 挫折 розладнувати, руйнувати ناکام کرنا ngăn trở 挫折

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