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- DictionaryThwart/THwôrt/
verb
- 1. prevent (someone) from accomplishing something: "he never did anything to thwart his father"
noun
- 1. a structural crosspiece sometimes 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
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.
Definitions of thwart. verb. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. synonyms: baffle, bilk, confound, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, scuttle, spoil. see more. noun. a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat. synonyms: cross thwart. see more.
Definition of thwart verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. hinder, obstruct. 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. thwart suggests stopping one by opposing, blocking, or in some way running counter to one ...
4 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. hinder, obstruct. 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. thwart suggests stopping one by opposing, blocking, or in some way running counter to one ...
verb [ T ] uk / θwɔːt / us. Add to word list Add to word list. to prevent someone from doing what they have planned to do. (Definition of thwart from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of thwart. in Chinese (Traditional) 反對, 阻撓, 挫敗… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 反对, 阻挠, 挫败… See more. in Spanish.
