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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.

n. Nautical

A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

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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thwarter n.

thwartly adv.

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thwart

Verb

to prevent or foil: they inflicted such severe losses that they thwarted the invasion

Noun

the seat across a boat where the rower sits [Old Norse thvert across]

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) << OPPOSITE assist

Translations

thwart [θwɔːt] vt → frustrar

thwart [θwɔːt] vt → contrecarrer

thwart [θwɔːt] vt [+ person] → einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen +dat [+ plans]; vereiteln

thwart [θwɔːt] vt → contrastare

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thwart

v thwart [θwoːt]

1 to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something He doesn't like to be thwarted. teëhou, teëwerk يُحْبِط، يُعيق، يُفْشِل преча odporovat forhindre; modarbejde hindern εμποδίζω, σταματώ impedir algo a alguien; contrariar takistama ممانعت کردن؛ مانع گذاشتن nujertaa contrarier לַעֲצוֹר בְּעַד रोकना osujetiti, pomrsiti račune keresztez, akadályoz mencegah hindra contrariare, ostacolare 妨害する 방해하다 (kam) kliudyti []kavēt menghalang dwarsbomen motarbeide(s) 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 překazit forhindre durchkreuzen ματαιώνω frustrar nurjama ممانعت کردن tehdä tyhjäksi contrecarrer לְסַכֵּל रोकना spriječiti, osujetiti (meg)akadályoz mencegah koma í veg fyrir, ónÿta frustrare 挫折させる 좌절시키다 sutrukdyti izjaukt (plānu u.tml.); traucēt menghalang tegenwerken forhindre udaremnić frustrar a contracara расстраивать; срывать(ся) prekaziť, zmariť onemogočiti sprečiti stäcka, omintetgöra สกัดกั้น önlemek 挫折 розладнувати, руйнувати ناکام کرنا ngăn trở 挫折