thwart

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

thwart [thwart thwarts thwarted thwarting] BrE [θwɔːt] NAmE [θwɔːrt] verb often passive
to prevent sb from doing what they want to do
Syn: ↑frustrate
•~ sth to thwart sb's plans
•~ sb (in sth) She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.
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Word Origin:
Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert ‘perverse, obstinate, adverse’, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr ‘transverse’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin torquere ‘to twist’.

Example Bank:
•They were thwarted in their attempt to gain overall control of the company.
•His ambition to be a painter was thwarted by poor eyesight.
•It is claimed that the authorities had thwarted the plans at the last minute.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cross thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk