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Thwarted — Thwart Thwart, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thwarted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thwarting}.] 1. To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Swift as a shooting star In autumn thwarts the night. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thwarted — adjective 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 • Syn: ↑defeated, ↑disappointed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
thwarted — adj. Thwarted is used with these nouns: ↑ambition, ↑desire … Collocations dictionary
thwarted expectation — index frustration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thwarted his plan — foiled his plan, thwarted his scheme … English contemporary dictionary
thwarted — Synonyms and related words: baffled, balked, betrayed, bilked, blasted, blighted, chapfallen, crestfallen, crossed, crushed, dashed, defeated, disappointed, dished, disillusioned, dissatisfied, foiled, frustrated, ill done by, ill served, let… … Moby Thesaurus
thwarted — θwÉ”rt /θwÉ”Ët n. act of prevention or frustration; seat across a boat used by an oarsman v. frustrate, foil, prevent, impede adj. diagonal, slanted, sloped … English contemporary dictionary
thwarted — Hoka, pūhili, kāhewa … English-Hawaiian dictionary
thwarted his scheme — frustrated his plan, sabotaged his scheme to harm someone … English contemporary dictionary
be thwarted — index lose (undergo defeat) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
