thwarting
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7.5
- noun
- His constant interruptions were a major thwarting of her efforts to finish the project.
- personal thwarting
- nature of thwarting
- source of thwarting
Examples
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Of more immediate urgency than repairing the damage that might have been done by Scot's tormentors was the thwarting of their intentions concerning Scot's book of spells and his gold.
Fiction book (1991) -
The thwarting of the team’s plans for a surprise party left everyone feeling disappointed.
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What is important to note is that it is the perceived nature of the thwarting that is critical.
Academic text (2014) -
This time, they're determined to succeed in thwarting the will of the people.
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This time, they're determined to succeed in thwarting the will of the people.
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The thwarting of their proposal led to frustration among the committee members.
Synonyms
182
2.4
Stopping something harmful from happening
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4.8
Something that stops or slows progress and makes a task hard
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6.1
Stopping people from expressing opinions or practising traditions by force
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3.4
Stopping a player from moving by standing in front of them
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5.7
A thing that makes it difficult to do something, like an injury or traffic
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6.2
A deliberate delay used to gain more time
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8.6
A way of slowing a process on purpose to stop change, often in politics
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6.3
Delaying something on purpose to gain time or avoid a decision
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5.8
A rule or law that stops something from happening
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5.9
Causing delay or blocking progress
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2.6
Stopping someone's plans so they cannot happen
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6.0
To stop someone's plans from succeeding
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7.1
Something that makes progress slow or difficult
Stopping something before it happens by acting early
Antonyms
How Obstructive
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7.1
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7.5
142
4.8
149
4.1
21
5.7
615
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thwarting comes from the old word thwart, which meant 'across' or 'crosswise'. If something is put 'across' your plan it gets in the way, so to thwart someone is to stop or block their plans.