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- Dictionarythwart/θwɔːt/
verb
- 1. prevent (someone) from accomplishing something: "he never did anything to thwart his father"
noun
- 1. a structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.
preposition
- 1. from one side to another side of (an area); across: archaic, literary "a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore"
adverb
- 1. from one side to another side of an area. archaic, literary
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THWART definition: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from…. Learn more.
thwart: [verb] to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of. to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or baffle : contravene.
to prevent somebody from doing what they want to do synonym frustrate. thwart something to thwart somebody’s plans; His ambition to be a painter was thwarted by poor eyesight. be thwarted in something She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.
A villain's worst nightmare is the superhero who always seems to thwart his efforts, preventing him from carrying out his plans to take over the world.
thwart: verb avert , baffle , balk , bar , blight , bring to naught , check , contravene , counteract , countermine , cripple , cross , damp , debar , defeat , foil ...
THWART meaning: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from…. Learn more.
6 meanings: 1. to oppose successfully or prevent; frustrate 2. obsolete to be or move across 3. nautical a seat lying across a.... Click for more definitions.
THWART meaning: to prevent someone from doing what they have planned to do. Learn more.
thwart meaning, definition, what is thwart: to prevent someone from doing what they ...: Learn more.
Thwart definition: . See examples of THWART used in a sentence.
