thwarted
Dictionary
verb
- To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
"Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm."
- To place (something) across (another thing); to position crosswise.
- To hinder or obstruct by placing (something) in the way of; to block, to impede, to oppose.
- To move (something) across or counter to; to cross.
"An arrow thwarts the air."
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