thwarted

thwart /θwæk/
  • tính từ & phó từ
    • ngang (trái với dọc)
    • danh từ
      • ván ngang (cho người chèo thuyền ngồi)
      • ngoại động từ
        • cản trở, ngăn trở, phá ngang, làm trở ngại
          • to thwart the enemy's plans: phá kế hoạch của địch

      Xem thêm: defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, cross thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk



      thwarted

      Từ điển WordNet

        adj.

      • disappointingly unsuccessful; defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated

        disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions

        their foiled attempt to capture Calais

        many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers

        his best efforts were thwarted

        n.

      • a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat; cross thwart

      English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

      thwarts|thwarted|thwarting
      syn.: balk defeat deter foil forbid frustrate hamper hinder impede inhibit obstruct oppose prevent prohibit ruin spoil