thwart
🇺🇸
/θwɔːrt/
🇬🇧
/θwɔːt/
verb
R
to stop someone from doing what they want to do
He tried to climb the fence but was thwarted by its height.
translation
to stop someone from doing what they want to do
Word Forms
3rd Present
thwarts
Past
thwarted
Perfect
thwarted
Progressive
thwarting