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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.
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 achievement of a goal," thwart suggests frustration or checking by crossing or opposing. the army thwarted his attempt at a coup.
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.
If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want. The banks were doing all they could to thwart identity theft. American English : thwart / ˈθwɔrt /
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 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.
Definition of thwart verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "THWART": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
THWART meaning: to prevent (someone) from doing something or to stop (something) from happening often used as (be) thwarted.
