Thwarting

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of blocking or obstructing.

    "[…] the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose, with all the possible thwartings and furtherings of circumstance, all the niceties of inward balance, by which a man swims and makes his point or else is carried headlong."

  2. 2
    an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of thwart form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    preventing realization or attainment of a desire wordnet

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"He's always thwarting my plans for world domination."

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