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STYMIE definition: 1. to prevent something from happening or someone from achieving a purpose: 2. to prevent…. Learn more.
Stymie is a verb that means to present an obstacle to or stand in the way of something. It comes from a golf term for a situation where one ball blocks another ball's path to the hole.
to prevent someone from achieving a goal or doing something that had been planned: Students were stymied by the test. (Definition of stymie from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The verb stymie means "to obstruct or hinder." Constantly texting with your friends will stymie your effort to finish your homework. Stymie was first used on the golf course in Scotland, where it referred to an opponent's ball blocking your own ball’s path to the cup.
stymie somebody/something to prevent somebody from doing something that they have planned or want to do; to prevent something from happening synonym foil. He found himself stymied by an old opponent. Financial difficulties have stymied the company’s growth.
1. to hinder or thwart. 2. golf. to impede with a stymie. noun Word forms: plural -mies. 3. golf. (formerly) a situation on the green in which an opponent's ball is blocking the line between the hole and the ball about to be played: an obstructing ball may now be lifted and replaced by a marker. 4.
noun. a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it. Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt. Discover More.
