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Thwarted

To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.

📖 Definitions of "Thwarted"

verb
  1. 1

    To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.

    "Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm."

  2. 2

    To place (something) across (another thing); to position crosswise.

  3. 3

    To hinder or obstruct by placing (something) in the way of; to block, to impede, to oppose.

  4. 4

    To move (something) across or counter to; to cross.

    "An arrow thwarts the air."

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