Stymied

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
simple past and past participle of stymie form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

all dressed up and nowhere to go befuddled confused flummoxed flustered nonplussed

Example

"Nuclear power is stymied by the new laws."

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