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thwarted
verb
To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
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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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Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm.
An arrow thwarts the air.
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