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thwarter
thwart T0198200 (thwôrt)tr.v. thwart·ed, thwart·ing, thwarts 1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of: They thwarted her plans.2. To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of (someone).n.1. A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.2. A transverse strut in a canoe or other small boat.adj.1. Extending, lying, or passing across; transverse.2. Eager to oppose, especially wrongly; perverse.adv. & prep. Archaic Athwart; across.
[Middle English thwerten, from thwert, across, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr, transverse; see terkw- in Indo-European roots.]
thwart′er n.thwart′ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | thwarter - someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to takeobstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, resistercontroversialist, disputant, eristic - a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversynaysayer - someone with an aggressively negative attitudestonewaller - one who stonewalls or refuses to answer or cooperate; someone who delays by lengthy speeches etc. |
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Synonyms for thwarternoun someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to takeSynonyms- obstructer
- obstructionist
- obstructor
- resister
Related Words- controversialist
- disputant
- eristic
- naysayer
- stonewaller
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