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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.
The meaning of THWART is to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of. How to use thwart in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Thwart.
Definition of thwart verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: Our vacation plans were thwarted by the airline pilots ' strike. Synonyms. foil. frustrate. queer the pitch (for someone) UK informal. scotch formal. spoil. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to prevent something from happening.
Thwart definition: to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.. See examples of THWART used in a sentence.
Thwart is a word you'll hear in a lot of action movies, and usually it's the hero who is trying to thwart the evil plan of some super-villain. Yet even mere mortals can be thwarted in their efforts; the word simply means to prevent someone from carrying out his or her plans.
1. to oppose successfully or prevent; frustrate: they thwarted the plan. 2. obsolete to be or move across. n. (Nautical Terms) nautical a seat lying across a boat and occupied by an oarsman. adj. 3. passing or being situated across. 4. archaic perverse or stubborn.
THWART meaning: to prevent someone from doing what they have planned to do. Learn more.
A complete guide to the word "THWART": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Thwart, frustrate, baffle imply preventing one, more or less completely, from accomplishing a purpose. Thwart and frustrate apply to purposes, actions, plans, etc., baffle, to the psychological state of the person thwarted.
