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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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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.
THWART definition: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from…. Learn more.
THWART meaning: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from…. Learn more.
Synonyms for THWART: frustrate, hamper, prevent, baffle, hinder, defeat, impede, stop; Antonyms of THWART: promote, encourage, forward, assist, advance, foster, cultivate, further.
- Some common synonyms of thwart are baffle, balk, foil, and frustrate. While all these words mean "to check or defeat another's plan or block achiev...
- The synonyms baffle and thwart are sometimes interchangeable, but baffle implies frustration by confusing or puzzling. // baffled by the maze of ru...
- The meanings of balk and thwart largely overlap; however, balk suggests the interposing of obstacles or hindrances. // officials felt that legal re...
- In some situations, the words foil and thwart are roughly equivalent. However, foil implies checking or defeating so as to discourage further effor...
- The words frustrate and thwart are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, frustrate implies making vain or ineffectual all efforts howeve...
Definition of thwart verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
verb. 1. to oppose successfully or prevent; frustrate. they thwarted the plan. 2. obsolete. to be or move across. noun. 3. nautical. a seat lying across a boat and occupied by an oarsman.
